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...
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...
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....
First on Facebook – February 5, 2021 Click on the blue Facebook logo in the upper right corner above to read all the comments and enlarge the photos, or read the transcript below: “A Clubhouse and a Golf Course or Two”? It could...
Inspired Giving: Drayton Hall Donor Esther Beaumont November 2017 One of the great pleasures of being the Executive Director of Drayton Hall for so many years was getting to know the wonderful donors who have been committed to the stewardship and sustainable...
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"Drayton Hall Stories" is now a 4X Award Winner with the SE Museum 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.