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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Recent Posts

Breaking News, Preservation, Research

This wonderful article was published yesterday in the Post and Courier- it really epitomizes the spirit of “preservation in action” here at Drayton Hall. As Robert Behre explains, maintaining a historic…

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Archaeology, Breaking News, Event, Preservation, Uncategorized

Three years ago, in August of 2009, the Drayton Hall Preservation Department was faced with a back-log of artifacts to process from the 2008/2009 archaeological field work; over forty bags…

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Uncategorized

We love working at Drayton Hall….it’s hard to complain when your commute to work involves slowing down for alligators and wild turkey, and taking in a gasp-inducing view of one…

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Uncategorized

Remember us blogging about our amazing French Intern earlier in the summer? Her name was Margarita Valencia, and she came to us via an exchange program with the French Heritage…

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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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