by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Apr 18, 2023 | Author, Blog, Books, Conservation, Drayton Hall Stories, Historic Preservation, Whole Place Preservation
The Confederation of South Carolina Local Historical Societies presented the 2023 Alexander S. Salley Professional Service Award to George McDaniel. The award honored McDaniel for his distinguished lifetime service and for his book, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Mar 24, 2022 | Author, Blog, Books, Community Engagement, Drayton Hall Stories
When a Superintendent of a School District Welcomes Your Work with Enthusiasm, How Does It Feel? It feels great. Especially when it’s my book, Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People. Today I met with Joe Pye, superintendent of Dorchester 2...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Feb 3, 2022 | African American History, Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Publication
What Do Descendants Think of How My Book Portrayed Their Family Place, Drayton Hall? “We appreciate the work and thought devoted to the preservation of Drayton Hall and hope that our contributions to this book’s stories will enhance the understanding of our history...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 29, 2022 | Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Publication
Last – and I mean last — edits by art designer and me will be done in the next few days. I’m glad I chose Evening Post Books. Michael Nolan, executive editor, Elizabeth Hollerith, managing editor, John Burbage, co-founder, and Gill Guerry, art designer,...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jan 13, 2022 | Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Historic Preservation, Professionals, Publication
Above: Looking closely and getting it right. Richard (“Moby”) Marks, contractor; Edward Chappell, architectural historian, taking notes; and Craig Bennett, preservation engineer. Seeing the Familiar Afresh: That’s fun, isn’t it? Sparks your mind....
McDaniel Consulting LLC is a strategy firm that helps organizations use history to build bridges within itself and its broader constituents. 