Commending resolution for 246 Years Project to Morven Park

Del. David Reid (D-32) recently presented a Commending Resolution from the Commonwealth of Virginia’s General Assembly for the 246 Years Project to Morven Park in the presence of the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees.

The 246 Years Project is a social justice initiative dedicated to documenting and honoring the millions of enslaved men, women, and children whose names and life stories deserve to be known. For 246 years the life events of enslaved individuals were recorded in a variety of documents by enslavers.

These records survive today in the archives of historic sites, community history organizations, and local courts.  Morven Park, in partnership with the Loudoun County Circuit Court, is creating a custom-built, on-line database, reassembling the pieces to reveal the life events of the men, women, and children enslaved in Loudoun County.

Del. Reid expressing admiration for the project said, “The work that you are undertaking, it’s truly amazing.” 

For more information visit www.morvenpark.org/246years. Pictured from left to right are: Gary Clemens, Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation Board of Trustees and Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court; Del. David Reid and Stacey Metcalfe, Executive Director/CEO, Morven Park