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 [...]

Dress your pooch in its best costume attire and celebrate Morven Park’s first “Howl-o-ween” event, Saturday, Oct. 29, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
With proceeds benefiting Almost Heaven Golden Retriever Rescue, the event will include a canine costume parade, prizes for best costumes, grooming and nail trimming, and obedience and agility demonstrations.
Participants can have photos [...]

The Battle of Ball’s Bluff, Oct. 21, 1861, was not a particularly large conflict. The number of casualties was not overwhelming. No significant piece of property changed hands. And yet this is a battle about which books have been written. It was a battle that affected the way the remainder of the Civil War would [...]

On Sept. 26, Preservation Virginia presented Morven Park with its “Outstanding Preservation Project” Award for 2011 during the organization’s annual state-wide conference. The award recognized Morven Park for the restoration of the Gov. Davis mansion, completed in late 2011.
“The (awards) committee was struck not only by the beauty of the finished project but thatit included [...]