Who Do You Visit at the Smithsonian Castle in Washington D.C.?
. The Secretary, that’s who. He just happens to be a friend of mine — long before he (Lonnie Bunch) was chosen to be Secretary. Perhaps 40 years ago, he and I and another historian Clem Price just happened to be at the same lunch table at some conference and...
Drayton Hall. Southern Edge. Carter C. Hudgins.
.History abounds around us if we but look, right? In South Carolina we have the SC National Heritage Corridor along whose route there is no finer site than Drayton Hall. Why is it so important? Where is it headed? In the fall 2021 issue of Southern Edge magazine,...
We Walk on Them, But Do We Look at Them?
. What do you see? Floorboards? Maybe old ones at that? And what’s that rectangular piece joining two of them, you may ask? They are long floorboards, installed at Drayton Hall c. 1750. For my forthcoming book, “Drayton Hall Stories,” I ask...
A Crucial Contribution
. Max A. van Balgooy, Assistant Professor in the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University, teaches museum management, historical interpretation, and community engagement. A frequent author, he is president of Engaging Places, a strategy firm for museums...
“A Cold Bathroom! – Advanced for Its Day”
Matthew Webster was director of the preservation department of Drayton Hall and now serves as Executive Director, Grainger Department of Architectural Preservation and Research at Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. At Drayton Hall, he discovered architectural...About Us
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