Germanna Foundation

Preserving the historic heritage of the original settlers of the Fort Germanna Colonies in Virginia

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Germanna Holiday Gift-Giving Ideas

Germanna Holiday Gift-Giving Ideas

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Give the gift of Germanna this holiday season with the following ideas. Order by contacting us or calling us at 540-423-1700.

  • ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center
  • ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of Salubria
  • Germanna Pins
  • Germanna Magnets
  • Tall clear glasses with Germanna logo
  • Variety of Germanna postcards

Marc Wheat presenting Apollo 11 astronaut and Germanna descendant Buzz Aldrin with the ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center:

Germanna Record genealogy books:

  • GERMANNA RECORD #2: Germantown Revisited
  • GERMANNA RECORD #3: John Hoffman, 1714 Germanna Colonist, and His Descendants
  • GERMANNA RECORD #5: Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750 (Special Edition)
  • GERMANNA RECORD #13: Blankenbaker, Weaver and Wilhoit Descendants
  • GERMANNA RECORD #14: The Holtzclaw Genealogy 1540-1935
  • GERMANNA RECORD #16: The First Four Generations of the Michael Clore Family
  • GERMANNA RECORD #17: The First Fifty Years
  • GERMANNA RECORD #18: The Second Germanna Colony and Other Pioneers
  • GERMANNA RECORD #19: The Yager Family: The First Five Generations
  • GERMANNA RECORD #20: Germanna Studies: Essays Honoring John V. Blankenbaker
  • GERMANNA RECORD #21: The Willheit Family: The First Four Generations

More information about each book can be found here.

MEMBERSHIP
Give a year’s membership in the Germanna Foundation. They will get an 8-page full-color newsletter sent to their home four times a year plus have access to the exclusive Germanna genealogy database.

PAVER
Set it in stone forever: buy an engraved paver in the Germanna Memorial Garden. More Information

GERMANNA DNA PROJECT
Help them find their roots. More information

ON-DEMAND GERMANNA 2020 CONFERENCE
Listen and watch interesting speakers talk about all things Germanna. More Information

ONLINE COURSE
Learn how to read old German handwriting. More Information

TRAVEL TO GERMANY WITH GERMANNA
Our next trip, June 8-20, 2021, takes you to the towns of our Germanna ancestors. More Information

GERMANNA STORE ON ZAZZLE: https://www.zazzle.com/store/germannageschaft
All sorts of fun stuff, like:

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Research your Germanna roots! Become a member of the Germanna Foundation to get access to Germanna’s exclusive genealogy database with thousands of names.

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Germanna Foundation

The Germanna Foundation
MAILING: P.O. Box 279
LOCATION: 2062 Germanna Highway
Locust Grove, VA 22508-0279
Phone: 540-423-1700
Fax: 540-423-1747
Contact Us Page

Remember the Germanna Foundation in your Will and Estate Plans.

Fort Germanna Visitor Center, Museum & Library

2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(Next to the Germanna Community College campus)

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
CLOSED Saturday and Sunday

Advanced reservations are required to use the library. Research time limited to 2 hours.

Masks are required in the Visitor Center at all times. Please maintain 6 feet distance. Limit of 4 people in the library; 5 people in the museum.

Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups.

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Hike Siegen Forest!

Behind the Fort Germanna Visitor Center is our 170-acre Siegen Forest nature and hiking trails along the Rapidan river. Trails continue to be OPEN. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos and maintain proper social distancing. If you enjoy the trails, consider donating to the Germanna Foundation to help support their upkeep.

 

About

The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort Germanna and its German colonists and their descendants.

It conducts archaeological exploration and conservation, genealogical research and publishing, and historic preservation and interpretation.

The Foundation owns and maintains several historic sites and properties, such as Salubria Manor, that were part of or closely connected to the Germanna colonies, the town of Germanna, and the other early colonial Virginia settlements and towns in the Piedmont area of Virginia.