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Breaking News, Preservation, Research, Staff

Using 21st century technology to digitally restore 18th century buildings is the mission of Drayton Hall’s Curator of Historic Architectural Resources, Trish Smith. Trish is traveling to Quebec City, Canada this…

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Education, Research, Staff, Teachers

By Rikki Davenport, Curator of Education On September 19th, I had the honor and pleasure of chairing and presenting a panel discussion at the 2014 American Association for State and…

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Friends of Drayton Hall, Staff

By George McDaniel One of my pleasures in my first ten or fifteen years of working at Drayton Hall was the chance to work with Gene Heizer, our remarkable volunteer…

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Landscape, Preservation, Staff

By George McDaniel When Hurricane Hugo struck, I’d accepted the job as site director, but was not due to start until November, so I was still in Atlanta where I…

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Staff

How has Drayton Hall changed since you arrived in 1989? My goal was to sustain Drayton Hall’s pursuit of excellence by building on the strong foundation of my predecessors, who…

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Education, Internships, Preservation, Research, Staff

  Describe your internship: I am working on an updated version of Drayton Hall’s National Historic Landmark nomination form. A lot of things have been learned about Drayton Hall since the…

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