The Voice of History

gmcdaniel4444@gmail.com

7 years ago

I was pleased to be profiled in the Fall 2017 issue of Azalea Magazine and I thank journalist Susan Frampton for her research in bringing my “curriculum vitae” to life. I appreciated her observations regarding not only my many years as executive director at Drayton Hall, including my work in both historic and whole-place preservation, but also my present-day mission in working with organizations to help them tell a “collaborative narrative of history that crosses the boundaries of race, gender, geography, religion, and socio-economics.”

“George McDaniel’s approach to historic preservation reaches across our differences and helps connect us to a future honoring the commonalities that bind us together.”

– Susan Frampton, Azalea Magazine

To read the entire article online (pages 25-27), please click here.

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 History,” is grounded in McDaniel’s personal beliefs and his experience in site management, preservation, education, board development, fundraising, and community outreach. Rather than using history to divide us, he strives to help organizations use history, especially local history, to enhance cross-cultural understanding and to support local museums, preservation, and education. Dr. McDaniel recently led volunteer efforts with Emanuel AME Church and historical organizations in Charleston to use historic preservation to enhance racial reconciliation and healing.

McDaniel is also the Executive Director Emeritus of Drayton Hall, a historic site in Charleston, SC, owned by the National Trust for Historic Preservation. He retired from Drayton Hall in 2015 after 25 years of distinguished service.