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 | Jan 25, 2023 | Blog, Community Engagement, Conservation, Historic Preservation, Interpretation, Outreach, Planning, Whole Place Preservation
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 | Sep 16, 2021 | African American History, Author, Blog, Books, Community Engagement, Drayton Hall Stories, Education, Interpretation, Outreach, Professionals
. Max A. van Balgooy, Assistant Professor in the Museum Studies Program at George Washington University, teaches museum management, historical interpretation, and community engagement. A frequent author, he is president of Engaging Places, a strategy firm for museums...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | Aug 10, 2021 | African American History, Blog, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Family
. Annie Brown Meyers (above left being interviewed by the author) was a descendant of the Bowens family and niece of Richmond Bowens. Her mother, Lucille Bowens, grew up at Drayton Hall and probably named her daughter after her mother, Anna Bowens. She instilled in...
by gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com | May 14, 2021 | Blog, Board Development, Books, Drayton Hall Stories, Friends, Historic Preservation
First on Facebook – May 14, 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 Two-Word Answer Charleston attorney Peter McGee, a leading preservationist in...