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 | Mar 1, 2023 | Blog, Community Engagement, Conservation, Education, Historic Preservation, Outreach, Planning, Whole Place Preservation
See the aerial. Parker’s Kitchen, the convenience store chain, wants to put a store at Cook’s Crossroads, not far from the Ashley River, with a bunch of gas pumps. Several years ago, Dorchester Co. Council passed a master plan for that district, identifying it...
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...
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