Long Branch Plantation will begin its first ever Book Club next Tuesday. While the historic residents and guests of Long Branch undoubtedly discussed books much in the same manner that we will next week, there is one guest above all that stands out in regards to literature. Back in 1853, Washington Irving, author of The […]
Long Branch is pleased to host the Virginia Historical Society’s traveling exhibit “An American Turning Point: The Civil War in Virginia” from September 5 through September 19. The exhibit will be on view during Clarke County’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Weekend (Sept. 5 – Sept. 7), which is an event-packed weekend designed to honor and examine […]
For many Americans, Labor Day weekend often represents the end of summer and the start of school. But why is it called Labor Day? Simply stated, Labor Day is a day set aside to recognize and pay tribute to the achievements of working men and women and their contributions to the strength and prosperity of […]
This summer, as we move forward into our second full year of the strategic plan, we continue to invest in the restoration and rehabilitation of our historic structures. This week, skilled preservation-minded painters are re-painting our mansion’s historic porticoes. Everything from the columns and capitals to the ceilings, architraves and denticulated cornice are being covered […]
This week marks the beginning of a new era at Long Branch with the creation of our heirloom demonstration garden. Designed and constructed by Long Branch staff, the garden recreates a kitchen garden of the mid-19th century. The idea was to create a place where we could begin to tell a new story about Long […]