Drayton Hall will close at 1:30pm on Saturday, December 21, 2024. We will return to normal hours on Sunday, December 22.
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By Sarah Stroud Clarke, Archaeologist and Curator of Collections at Drayton Hall October is National Archaeology Month and a great time for me to reflect on all of the current…

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Preservation

When do you smash things in the name of preservation? In preparation for our upcoming repointing project, preservationists Joe and Trish have been creating tiny brick fragments to add to…

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African American history, Breaking News

by George W. McDaniel, Ph.D. SHEAR Conference – July 20, 2013 Each year, millions of people visit historical plantation sites throughout the South. Mount  Vernon alone attracts about a million,…

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Education, Event, Teachers, Uncategorized

Last weekend Drayton Hall participated in the Charleston History Fair at Magnolia Plantation, just next door.  There was a great turnout from about 40 local history organizations including the Avery…

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Taste of Travel: Channeling my Inner Southern Belle We were delighted to have garnered a mention in Charlene Peters travel column, “Taste of Travel.” Check out the link to read…

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Development/Fundraising, Genealogy, Uncategorized

Please welcome to the blog Alison Rea, Drayton descendant and longtime supporter of Drayton Hall. Alison’s mother Elizabeth  chose to honor her father, Charles deVere Drayton, with a bench at…

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