by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Jul 17, 2023 | Author, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Historic Preservation, Professionals, Publication
Susan Buck is one of the finest paint conservators in America and England. A native of New England, she currently resides in Willamsburg. Together with her now-deceased husband Ed Chappell, who was the Director of Architectural and Archaeological Research for...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2023 | Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Public Speaking
Mary Sue and I just returned from Cashiers, NC, a small mountain town just across the South Carolina line, nestled in the Appalachian Mountains. They worked me, and it was fun. I was asked to speak to three difference audiences by Ann Austin, a...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Apr 29, 2023 | Author, Blog, Books, Public Speaking
It was pleasing to hear and see the reception my book received at the statewide preservation conference hosted by the SC Dept. of Archives and History in Columbia. I saw old friends and made new ones and received praise for my book – read more about it here....
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 | Feb 3, 2023 | African American History, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family
Excerpt from my book “Drayton Hall Stories: A Place and Its People”: When you came by her house, the first thing she wanted to know, “You want something to eat?” I’d ask her, “Why do you give all the biscuits away?” She’d say “Honey, all you gonna do is...