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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Education, Event, Uncategorized

This spring, Drayton Hall is launching a new slate of programs designed for families with children ages 6 through 12. The programs will be held the first Saturday of every month, February…

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African American history, Preservation, Uncategorized

Posted by Courtney Bates, Development Coordinator With 2010 around the corner Drayton Hall is busy getting prepared to tackle two big projects in the New Year.  First, we’ll be continuing…

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Breaking News, Education, Uncategorized

Last week, at the annual meeting of the American Association for State and Local History in Indianapolis, Indiana, Drayton Hall Director of Museum Interpretation Craig Tuminaro presented a session he organized on…

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African American history, Breaking News, Uncategorized

This past week, the country lost one of its national treasures when Mr. Philip Simmons, the famed Charleston blacksmith, passed away.  Mr. Simmons’ work has been documented and appreciated for…

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Education, Event, Uncategorized

Posted by Phoebe Willis, Educator Most people want to break out of jail, but some members of the Drayton Hall Interpretation staff wanted to break into the jail –that is…

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Breaking News, Education, Landscape, Uncategorized

On Thursday, March 26, The Voices of Drayton Hall: An Interactive Landscape Tour on DVD received the South Carolina Historic Preservation Award for Heritage Tourism, given by The Palmetto Trust for…

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