Nicholas Gambrell

Nicholas (Nick) Gambrell was born, raised and still lives in Oconee County, SC. He attended Appalachian State University where he majored in History and minored in Music (2001). Wanting to return home, Nick then received his Masters in History from Clemson University (2003). After graduate school, Nick went on to become the Director/Curator at the Oconee Heritage Center (now Oconee History Museum). In 2009, he left the museum to travel the world with various groups as a missionary for four years. Over the years, Nick has taught history as an adjunct professor at local colleges including Greenville Technical College, Erskine College, Southern Wesleyan University and Tri-County Technical College. Together with his wife, Bentley, Nick opened an architectural salvage business in 2014. He still salvages but mainly focuses on “re-use” through historic restoration. Part of this historic restoration is currently taking place at the Foothills Farmstead- a living-history, working farm located in Oconee County, SC. Nick and Bentley have two children, London and Zeke, and they are currently restoring a nineteenth-century house of their own in Oakway, SC.