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2018 G ermann a F o und atio n C o nfer ence & R eunio n S ched ule

Foundation but don’t have the equipment to scan them? A volunteer will be  John Blankenbaker, Germanna Short Stories
available to scan them for you. Through a series of short stories, our Germanna people are presented in
Note: This service will also be available at the Daniel Center during the Satur- novel ways. Still we will see that they are much like the people you know to-
day Conference. day. They weren’t always angels and model citizens and they came from var-
ied backgrounds. Some of the stories have humorous elements while some
Banquet & Auction have their tragic moments. An entertaining and educational presentation.
6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Lake of the Woods Clubhouse  Glenn Cress, Interpreting DNA Test Results
205 Lakeview Parkway, Locust Grove, VA Your DNA test results includes the names of others (who have tested) who
The Annual Banquet is the main social event of the reunion weekend. After match with your DNA. These names may include close relatives as well as
a day of touring outdoors, join us in air-conditioned comfort overlooking distant cousins. Vendors provide only estimates of the actual relationships.
Lake of the Woods. Begin the evening enjoying the social hour with cash The main focus of this presentation is to review some of the techniques/
bar followed by a buffet dinner. Bid on a variety of items during the silent tools that can be applied to help analyze/interpret your DNA test results for
and live auctions. y-DNA, mt-DNA, and at-DNA.
Saturday, July 14  Kevin Duffus, Blackbeard’s Last Battle
The notorious pirate Blackbeard stands among the best-known figures of
Kids Colonial Camp (ages 6-12) early colonial American history, yet no one still knows who he really was.
8:00 am – 4:00 pm To this day, his identity, his origins, and his motivations for committing acts
Fort Germanna Visitor Center of piracy remain in contention. Did he hail from England, Jamaica, or the
2062 Germanna Hwy (Route 3), Locust Grove, VA Carolinas? Was his surname Teach, or Thatch, or something else entirely?
Drop your children or grandchildren ages 6-12 off at the Fort Germanna Was he an undistinguished common sailor suddenly thrust into command
Visitor Center for a fun day of activities provided by the staff of Camp of a pirate ship? Was he a former Royal Navy sailor and an aristocratic, An-
Flintlock. Kids will spend the day participating in Colonial games and other glican slave-owning planter who inexplicably turned Jacobite and pirate? Or
period activities. Camp Flintlock will provide a Colonial Store where you was he a mariner on a salvage mission lured to piracy by a mob of looters,
and your children may shop for souvenirs at the end of the session. and who later became a pawn in an attempted political coup in proprietary
Please dress your children appropriately for the weather in clothes and North Carolina? These conflicting interpretations have provoked hostile
closed toe shoes that may get dirty. A waiver form must be signed upon drop off debate. At stake are the credibilities of monolithic institutions and museums,
in the morning if not completed before. Prompt pick-up at the end of the session the reputations of researchers and authors, the financial stakes of publish-
is expected. ers, and the future of a popular historical narrative. History carved in stone
is never easily disconfirmed, especially when history’s icons have been
Historical & Genealogical Conferences sculpted and burnished by centuries of myth and folklore. For more than
8:30 am - 3:30 pm 45 years, award-winning research historian Kevin Duffus has followed the
Germanna Community College Daniel Technology Center wake of the notorious pirate’s journey through history. Along the way he has
18121 Technology Drive, Culpeper, VA discovered significant clues and pivotal waypoints in the Blackbeard records
Start the day with coffee & donuts, socialize, shop in the Vendor Hall, and that point to a startling conclusion—one that many scholars do not want the
enjoy a full schedule of informative lectures. If you have not already done public to know.
so, registration materials may be picked up at the Germanna booth in the  Carole Nash, Area Native Americans
Vendor Hall. Boxed lunch included. Learn about Native Americans of the Germanna settlement area from one of
Photo and document scanning will be available at the Daniel Center during our Germanna cousins, Madison County native and Carpenter descendant
the Conference. Do you have antique family photos, family bible records, or Dr. Carole L. Nash of James Madison University. Dr. Nash is well known in
documents relating to your Germanna descended ancestors? Want to share the Virginia archaeological community and has spent her career studying
them with the Germanna Foundation but don’t have the equipment to scan the Native Americans of western Virginia.
them? A volunteer will be at the Daniel Center during the Conference to
scan them for you. Germanna Oktoberfest and Pirate Fun
CONFERENCE SESSIONS: 6:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Salubria, 19173 Salubria Lane (off Route 3), Stevensburg, VA
 Ashley Abruzzo, Journey to the Land of Lincoln: Germanna Settlers Put on your dirndl and lederhosen or your best pirate gear and head to the
in Illinois grounds of historic Salubria for this casual, family friendly dinner. Celebrate
As Illinois celebrates its bicentennial, Illinois native Ashley Abruzzo will our German heritage and partake of some pirate fun. Tour the mansion
present on the various Germanna families who settled there. With assistance during the pre-dinner cocktail hour. Back by popular demand, traditional
from Germanna descendants, she has collected family histories and images Oktoberfest fare catered by Bavarian Chef is on the menu. Schmeckt so gut!
to narrate the lives of these settlers. Where in Illinois did they live? Did any Sample Blackbeard’s punch if ye dare! After dinner enjoy entertainment
serve in the military? What were their occupations? Did they rub elbows provided by the Low’n’Brows, a local German band.
with any famous politicians? All that and more.