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Thursday March 8th, 2012
Beginning this month and running throughout the remainder of the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, visitors to Loudoun County can experience a thorough, easy-to-navigate tour of the county’s Civil War sites.
Morven Park, the 1,200-acre historic property operated by the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation, serves as Loudoun County’s “Rallying Point” for this program. The project represents [...]
Thursday February 23rd, 2012
To celebrate the re-opening of the Gov. Davis mansion following a scheduled two-month closure, Morven Park invites the public to rediscover everything the site has to offer during a special event-filled day, Saturday, March 3, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Not only will guests be treated to entirely redesigned exhibits within the mansion, but they [...]
Friday February 10th, 2012
Morven Park announces the addition of two staff members to manage the new equestrian and field sports complex that constitutes the northeast end of the 1,200-acre property.
Both Laura Doyle and Melissa Ryburn have roots in Loudoun County, and both have extensive experience with sports played with balls and sports that involve horses, two disciplines that [...]
Saturday December 24th, 2011
At its recent quarterly meeting, members of the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation’s Board of Trustees adopted a comprehensive, multi-year site plan, providing a vision of what Morven Park could become.
The Foundation, which oversees the 1,200-acre Morven Park property adjacent to Leesburg, adopted a new strategic plan for the site in 2010, identifying 28 strategies to [...]
Tuesday November 29th, 2011
Help drive away the doldrums of the coming winter by relishing the sights, sounds and smells of the holiday season at Morven Park. Holiday decor, a 1920s tea, a “kissing ball” workshop, and holiday gift ideas from the visitors’ center are among the offerings throughout the coming weeks.
The scent of hot apple cider and cookies [...]
Friday October 14th, 2011
Beginning on Saturday, Oct. 8, and running through Oct. 30, a wide variety of Civil War relics from 11 collectors will be on display in the former mansion of Virginia Gov. Westmoreland Davis at Morven Park. For many of the artifacts, this will be the first time they have been on public display.
These particular collectors [...]