by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | May 18, 2023 | Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family & Friends
When our dogs were puppies, we took them to puppy school and learned how important it is to praise them when they do the right thing. In that sense, they’re not that dissimilar from most of us humans, are they? In fact, we do something similar with our...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Mar 16, 2023 | African American History, Author, Blog, Community Engagement, Education, Outreach
“Museums Honor Victims of Tragedies by Preserving Memorials” NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt March 24, 2018. About 5 years ago, I was contacted by NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt because they were planning a broadcast on how museums honor the victims...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2022 | Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family & Friends, Public Speaking
ABOUT THE AUTHOR – George W. McDaniel, Ph.D., is President of McDaniel Consulting, LLC, a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and to its broader constituents. The company’s tag line, “Building Bridges through...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Feb 24, 2022 | Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family & Friends, Publication
Last week Elizabeth “Liz” Hunt Alston, a friend, tripped on a sidewalk in Charleston, hit her head, went to the hospital, was fine for a few days, and suddenly died of a brain hemorrhage. Here’s my letter-to-the-editor in the Post and Courier, Feb. 24....
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Apr 28, 2019 | African American History, Blog, Board Development, Community Engagement, Education, Interpretation, Outreach
Chef Kevin Mitchell Pays Tribute to the African American Cooks of Drayton Hall April 27, 2019 A memorable evening, indeed! Chef Kevin Mitchell paid tribute to the African American cooks of Drayton Hall at a Society of 1738 program, by devising a tasteful menu...