Morven Park

10/15/2026

When Marguerite Davis established the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation to take ownership of Morven Park following her death, she ensured that its 1,000-acre landscape and historic buildings would be protected and shared with our community for generations to come.

Not every historic place has a visionary like Marguerite Davis looking out for its future. That is why, 60 years ago today, Congress passed the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). It was landmark legislation to help protect the places that tell our nation’s story. One of the law’s most important provisions, Section 106, is designed to help communities mitigate threats to their historic sites. It provides a process for identifying historic resources, evaluating potential impacts, and exploring ways to avoid or minimize harm.

Historic places connect us to our past and help shape our future. Protecting them is a responsibility we all share. To learn more about Section 106 and why it matters, please visit: https://savingplaces.org/section106

10/14/2026

The Morven Park Center for Civic Impact (MPCCI) provides FREE K-12 lessons to build civic skills at every age!

MPCCI offers five Middle School lessons designed to introduce and reinforce important civic skills. Crossed Quills (6th), Kitchen Table (7th), Stars & Stripes (7th), and New Deal Nation (7th) build communication, persuasion, and research skills through curriculum-aligned history activities. Teen Advisors (8th) and Balancing Act (8th) teach students the value of making an impact and meeting community needs. MPCCI lessons are available as field trips, in-class visits, or virtual lessons.

For more information, visit www.morvenpark.org/education.

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10/13/2026

🫶Our volunteers are the heart of everything we do! Their time, energy, dedication, and willingness to show up in ALL KINDS of weather (if you know, you know) mean more than words can say.

We are incredibly grateful for each and every one of you who gives your time, energy, and heart to support our events.

A special shout-out to everyone who came out to lend a hand at The Morven Park International this past weekend. Your support made all the difference, and we couldn’t have done it without you! 💙 📸Erin Gilmore Photography 📸Annan Hepner

10/12/2026

On Indigenous Peoples' Day in Virginia, Morven Park joins in recognizing and honoring the Indigenous peoples whose histories, cultures, and traditions are woven into the story of Virginia.

Morven Park is sited along the west side of modern-day Route 15, which began as a hunting and trade route established by Indigenous Americans. With the Catoctin ridge to the west and the Potomac River to the east, the land lying between boasted woods, meadows, natural springs, and abundant wildlife and so it is not surprising that humans have been residing here for thousands of years. According to Native Land Digital (see link below), the land of Morven Park was inhabited by the Piscataway Conoy tribe.

(The hand drawn map is from 1755. If you look to the bottom left of the map you will see the year 1722 - that follows the line of the boundary of Virginia set by the 1722 treaty (although the Haudenosaunee disagreed and argued the boundary was further east).

To learn more about the people who once called Morven Park and much of Loudoun County home, go to https://www.piscatawayconoytribe.com/

Native Land Digital: https://native-land.ca/listings/languages/conoy

10/11/2026

Making HERstory at Morven Park!

10/11/2026

The first woman to win the US Open! 🏆

Sharon White and Claus 63 seal the deal to win the US Equestrian Open Eventing Final.

10/11/2026

First woman to win the US Equestrian Open Final!

10/10/2026