On Saturday, June 12, start the day at 10:00 a.m. with Germanna Foundation Trustee Kathy Ellis on the Brandy Station Foundation tour of Kelly’s Ford and Stevensburg – it will give you a deeper understanding of fighting that took place in the vicinity of Salubria, a colonial home in Stevensburg donated by the Grayson family to the Germanna Foundation in 2000.

The Stevensburg & Kelly's Ford tour begins with a discussion of the Union river-crossing at Kelly's Ford, and then follows the route of march of the Union cavalry division commanded by Colonel Alfred Napoleon Duffie, a deserter from the French army, to Stevensburg. The fighting at Stevensburg, a little-known facet of the Battle of Brandy Station, is presented in detail. This tour concludes with a description of the mortal wounding of Captain William Farley, JEB Stuart's volunteer aide de camp.

This Summer and Fall, our friends at the Brandy Station Foundation are presenting a series of two-hour battlefield tours, one devoted to each of the four engagements that comprise the Battle of Brandy Station on June 9, 1863. Transportation: Personal vehicle caravan will depart from the Graffiti House at 10AM. The cost is $10 per person (children under 12 are free). Tours leave from the Graffiti House at 10:00 am and last 2 hours. No reservations are needed, please arrive at the Graffiti House before 10:00 a.m. You will want to allow an hour to tour Graffiti House after lunch or another day.

At noon, enjoy lunch at the historic setting of the Inn at Kelly’s Ford, or shop at the community-minded businesses supporting the Germanna Foundation’s auction listed at http://www.germanna.org/auction2010.

Researching the history of the area? The Museum of Culpeper History (http://www.culpepermuseum.com/people.htm) makes for a good stop to orient yourself to the history of Culpeper, and can offer advice for any research you may be undertaking. The Culpeper County Library (http://tlc.library.net/culpeper/) has an excellent local and Virginia history room. At 1:00 p.m., the Evelyn C. Martin Library at the Germanna Visitor Center opens, and with a strong collection of local histories, family histories, and archives relating to Germanna and its families. Some German-language material at the library

At 3:00 p.m., you are cordially invited to a 700th Birthday Party for the Germanna ancestral village of Anzhausen. More information on this birthday party at http://www.germanna.org/node/370

More information on Salubria is found at http://www.germanna.org/salubria.

Directions to the Brandy Station Foundation’s headquarters at Graffiti House is located at
http://www.brandystationfoundation.com/pages/driving_directions_for_map_...