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Archaeology, Collections, Research, Sarah Stroud Clarke

by Corey Heyward, Wexler Curatorial Fellow The two objects seen here are broken fragments of tobacco pipes. Made of kaolin clay, pipes were imported from England and were a common…

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Eric Becker, Landscape, Staff

By Eric Becker, Manager of Landscapes, Horticulture, and Modern Facilities ­ In 2013, an initiative began to evaluate and produce management plans for the preservation and conservation of some of…

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Drayton Hall Ponds
Breaking News, Landscape, Preservation, Staff, Trish Smith, Uncategorized

by Carter C. Hudgins, President and CEO Drayton Hall welcomed Hurricane Matthew to the Lowcountry with secured windows, barricaded doors and a decade of preventative tree maintenance that resulted in…

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Architecture, Collections, Digital Restoration, Event, Preservation

Digital Restoration: Marrying Tradition & Innovation at Drayton Hall presented by Trish Lowe Smith Curator of Historic Architectural Resources Drayton Hall Thursday, September 29 at 7:00 pm College of Charleston Simons…

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Architecture, Preservation, Research, Trish Smith

Each year since 2005, Drayton Hall has awarded the Wood Family Fellowship to a rising professional in the field of archaeology, architectural history and conservation, landscape studies or collections management.…

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Event

Opening Reception & Screening with Filmmaker A. Troy Thomas Thursday, September 8 at 5:30 pm at the Charleston Museum Drayton Hall is pleased to present the first Charleston-area screening of…

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