http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news News, Articles and Press Releases from Morven Park in Loudoun County, Virginia Sat, 24 Dec 2011 04:02:29 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news/2011/12/morven-park%e2%80%99s-new-master-plan-paves-the-way-for-improved-facilities-community-programs/ 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 ... http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news/2011/11/governor%e2%80%99s-mansion-at-morven-park-hosts-holiday-festivities/ 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 ... http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news/2011/10/morven-park-exhibit-highlights-loudoun-county%e2%80%99s-role-in-the-civil-war/ 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 ... http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news/2011/10/take-your-costumed-canine-to-morven-park%e2%80%99s-%e2%80%98howl-o-ween%e2%80%99/ 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 ... http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news/2011/10/civil-war-historians-remember-ball%e2%80%99s-bluff-tragedy/ 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 ... http://www.morvenpark.org/e-news/2011/10/davis-mansion-restoration-earns-state-level-recognition/