Trails Update: Outstanding in Our Field
Published Date:
Monday, September 16, 2019
Building a new trail sounds simple, but to create a network of trails over 90 acres can be a challenge.
by Perry Mathewes
Two Tiffanys, Stained Glass, and Jewelry
Published Date:
Monday, June 3, 2019
By Adult Programs Manager Sally Meyer
National Walnut Day 2019
Published Date:
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Happy National Walnut Day! While this holiday was created to celebrate the hard-shelled nut the walnut tree produces, we are instead “going nuts” about a few objects made with the beautifully-grained wood at the heart of the tree.
MSV Heritage Plant Sale May 17 & 18, 2019
Published Date:
Monday, May 13, 2019
by MSV Horticulturist Chantal Ludder
“Come buy, come buy!” As much as I would like to do a pastiche of Christina Rossetti’s Goblin Market, I promise to refrain. But quite soon you are going to see a line of MSV gardeners trotting diligently back and forth from up the hill to bring hundreds and hundreds of plants down to the museum patio. What plants are we selling? Why, anything you could want, of course. All plants labeled, all plants priced.
A Shenandoah Savant: Kate Glass Greene (1867-1948) and the Fort Loudoun Seminary
Published Date:
Wednesday, May 1, 2019
by Curator of Collections Nick Powers
May 7 marks National Teacher Appreciation Day, an opportunity to celebrate and honor educators of all types who make lasting contributions to our communities. Teachers change the lives of millions of children every day, inspiring a lifelong love of learning and molding young minds in a positive direction.
Happy National Pet Day!
Published Date:
Wednesday, April 10, 2019
Have you met some of our favorite furry friends?
Potter Samuel Bell (1811-1891) of Winchester made this pair of molded whippet figurines in 1841. Whippets are an English sighthound breed descended from greyhounds. The Bell family of potters made numerous whippets as decorative pieces for Valley homes, some of which retain their original paint decoration.
National Beer Day at the MSV 2019
Published Date:
Sunday, April 7, 2019
Raise a glass to celebrate National Beer Day with this beer stein in the MSV Collection! National Beer Day began right here in the Old Dominion in 2009, but Virginians have enjoyed “cold ones” for centuries.
Cold Frames
Published Date:
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
It was around this time last year the MSV exchanged the original windows on the building for newer, more environmentally conscious ones. Since the old windows were not of use to anyone else, and probably would have been left to languish in a landfill otherwise, the Gardens and Grounds Department quietly laid claim and spirited them away to our workshop. To be honest, I’ve never been more pleased to be in possession of a pile of debris in my life. Old windows, especially the large, sturdy ones, do not run cheap. They are also hard to find in any real quantity, especially if you are looking for a uniform size. Until this happy little windfall, the Museum was unable to offer the workshop I’ve wanted to run for years: Building a Cold Frame.
Creative by Nature: The Art of Robert L. Cross
Published Date:
Monday, January 21, 2019
A one-of-a-kind piece of Valley folk art from the MSV Collection is an honoree in Virginia’s Top 10 Endangered Artifacts Competition. Online voting for the competition is taking place through midnight on January 31. Learn the about artist Robert Cross and vote for the MSV!
“Ask For Whitlocks’ Renowned Remedies”: Good For All That Ails You?
Published Date:
Thursday, January 10, 2019
It’s cold and flu season, which means people turn to their preferred doctor to alleviate coughing, sore throats, runny noses, and worse. In late 1800s and early 1900s Winchester, one of the men who filled that role was Dr. William Joseph Whitlock (1849-1921). An herbal physician and his own best salesman, Whitlock left behind several small medicine cabinets that advertised his “Whitlocks’ Renowned Remedies,” including one in the MSV Collection.
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