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Breaking News

This summer, Summerville journal scene reporter Erin Shaw took a fascinating, behind-the-scenes look at Drayton Hall, and the intricacies of running a historic house museum. If you’re in the preservation…

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Breaking News, Preservation, Research, Uncategorized

We’re happy to welcome back to the blog Trish Smith, Drayton Hall’s Preservation Technician. Trish isn’t afraid to roll up her sleeves and get her hands dirty- you might remember…

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Breaking News, Fieldwork, Internships, Landscape, Press, Research, Uncategorized

Friends,  Every year, we wait in anticipation as June rolls around and we get to meet our newest intern from the French Heritage Society Internship program that we are lucky…

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Education, Event, Teachers, Uncategorized

This spring marked the third year that I have worked with students in The Citadel’s Teacher Education Program. Cadets and veterans trained with Drayton Hall educators and took part in…

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Breaking News, Education, Event, Uncategorized

Architecture enthusiasts from across the southern United States converged on Charleston in mid-April for VITRUVIANA 2012: Charleston and the Development of American Architecture.  The purpose of the 2-day program was…

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African American history, Archaeology, Research

On March 29th, I was delighted to welcome to Drayton Hall, for the first time, a group of delegates from Guinea, West Africa, and their guide, Dr. Ken Kelly, an…

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