Dr. Gilbert Rogers Receives MFHA New England District Conservation Award

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Dr. Terence B. Hook, MFH

Through the efforts of Dr. Gilbert Rodgers of Medfield, Massachusetts, the use of the former Medfield State Hospital property by the Norfolk Hunt Club has been retained in perpetuity and that right is enshrined in the law. It was a privilege to recognize Dr. Rogers at the New England Hunts Hound Show—an individual whose efforts reflect the best of the traditions of foxhunting and the preservation of open land for current and future generations.

The Countryside Alliance Announces Two North American Events

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Press Release

The Countryside Alliance, the leading British organization promoting issues relating to the countryside such as farming, rural services, small businesses and country sports, specifically including foxhunting, shooting and deer stalking, has announced they will hold two events in New York in 2015.

National Sporting Library & Museum to Host Filmmaker Christianna Hannum Miller

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MIDDLEBURG, VA – The NSLM Meet the Author Series will host Chistianna Hannum Miller, filmmaker, documentarian, and grand-daughter of Nancy Penn Smith Hannum on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 from 6 to 8 pm.

The Restaurant at Goodstone Named 2015 Recommended Restaurant by Forbes Travel Guide

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Forbes Travel Guide unveiled its annual Star Rating List, naming The Restaurant at Goodstone in Middleburg, Virginia, as a new Forbes Travel Guide Recommended Restaurant.

White, Haight and Barclay to be Inducted to the Huntsmen’s Room at Morven Park

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Edited Press Release

Among the events scheduled for the Virginia Hound Show weekend is an induction ceremony for the Huntsmen’s Room at the Museum of Hounds and Hunting on Saturday May 23, 2015 at 3:30 pm at the front of the Mansion at Morven Park in Leesburg, Va. The ceremony is free and open to the public.  Following the Huntsmen’s Room Induction Ceremony, the immediate family of the Inductees will be invited to tour the Room and exhibits.  Attendees may join the Museum, tour the exhibits and the Huntsman’s Room at 5pm that same day during the annual museum members’ reception.

The 2015 inductees join thirty- four distinguished huntsmen who have been recognized for their immense contributions to the sport of foxhunting, from its earliest days to the present. The inductees are:

• John White, Brandywine Hounds (PA)
• Sherman P. Haight Jr., ex-MFH Litchfield County Hounds (CT)
• Andrew Barclay, Green Spring Valley Hounds (MD)

For more information on the Virginia Hound Show, please visit http://www.virginiafoxhoundclub.org