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African American history, Breaking News, Event, Uncategorized

Drayton Hall is absolutely thrilled to be involved in the Jubilee Project, a collaborative and fascinating project that includes celebration, education and inquiry related to the Emancipation Proclamation and the Civil Rights Movement  –…

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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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