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Drayton Hall Stories: Preserving the Recent History of a Place

SC Archives & History Center 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC

South Carolina Archives & History Foundation https://scarchivesandhistoryfoundation.org/2022/01/24/spring-speaker-series-2022/ April 7th - In Person with George W. McDaniel - How can we use historic preservation and recent history to build bridges? If Charles Drayton and Catherine Braxton, descendants of the slave owner and of the enslaved at Drayton Hall, can use them to try and forge a way […]

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Historic Preservation Conference – Engaging Diverse Audiences

SC Archives & History Center 8301 Parklane Road, Columbia, SC

The 2022 South Carolina Historic Preservation Conference features a wide range of topics on South Carolina history, historic properties, and current preservation issues. https://scarchivesandhistoryfoundation.org/category/news-events/ George W. McDaniel - Session 3: 11:00-11:45 AM - People, Places, and Stories: Engaging Diverse Audiences  George McDaniel, executive director emeritus of Drayton Hall, is the author of Drayton Hall Stories: […]

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Summerville Preservation Society – April 28 – Save The Date!

Old Town Hall, 201 W. Carolina Avenue, Summerville, SC 29485 201 W. Carolina Avenue, Summerville, SC, United States

In person with author George W. McDaniel His groundbreaking book, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People, is the first book in the nation to focus on a site’s recent history using interviews with descendants (both White and Black), board members, staff, donors, architects, historians, educators, preservationists, tourism leaders, and more. Like different pieces […]

"Drayton Hall Stories" is now a Four-Time Award Winner with the Southeastern Museums Conference's James R. Short Award, the Governor's Award in the Humanities, the SC Preservation Honor Award & the Alexander S. Salley Lifetime Achievement Award.

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