Join us on December 1, 2020, to celebrate Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving, fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Last year, you helped us raise funds for a kiosk for the Siegen Forest Trails. It has helped immensely as the number of trail walkers in 2020 have skyrocketed. This year, […]
Message from Marc Wheat
Anne Husted Burleigh wrote a wise little book called Journey Up the River. One of her vignettes is about a play Thornton Wilder wrote that I think about when I think of the Germanna Foundation: The Christmas Dinner. The theme of the bond of succeeding generations is depicted as a long banquet, a continual Christmas […]
Germanna Foundation Announces New President
The Germanna Foundation is pleased to announce that as of November 7, 2020, Keith Hoffman will serve as the Foundation’s next president. Keith succeeds Marc Wheat, who served as president since 2008. Keith joined the Board of Trustees in 2012 and became Treasurer in 2013. His father was born in a community of Germanna descendants […]
Honoring Veterans
On November 11, the Germanna Foundation honored America’s military veterans by holding a ceremony in the Memorial Garden on the Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus and ringing Germanna’s bell 21 times. Luminaries were placed in the garden marked with the following names and their military service provided by donors. We are grateful for veterans and […]
Germanna Foundation Germany Trip Webinar
Have you ever wanted to visit the village of your ancestors in Germany? Or are you someone who is interested in German history, culture, and cuisine? Have you been on a Germany trip with Germanna and want to reminisce about your experience? Have you thought about going and want more information? In this new webinar, […]
Germanna Foundation welcomes visitors to archaeological site on public access day
News article in the Orange County Review newspaper by Gracie Wilbanks: The Germanna Foundation held a public access day on Saturday, October 3, in conjunction with the 300th anniversary of the founding of Spotsylvania. The history organization hosted its annual public access day to Germanna’s archaeological digs sites, educational opportunities regarding colonial life and a […]
Honoring Veterans: A Luminary Tribute
**UPDATE: Due to the forecasted weather, our Veterans Day Luminary event will be limited. We will have luminaries set up under the awning of the visitor center and underneath the Memorial Garden roof. The bell ringing will still take place at 6pm. Join the Germanna Foundation on Wednesday, November 11 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm […]
LtGov Alexander Spotswood reads 1720 proclamation announcing the creation of Spotsylvania County
On Saturday, October 3 in Locust Grove, Virginia, the Germanna Foundation held a Fort Germanna archaeology Public Access Day event which also served as the kick off event to the 300th anniversary of Spotsylvania County celebrations which will last to 2021. Historian and Historical Re-enactor Dennis Loba portrayed Virginia Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood reading the […]
In Celebration of German-American Day
Since the arrival of the first Germans at Jamestown in 1607, German-Americans have distinguished themselves in the cultural, economic, and political life of the United States. Through their participation in American society, German-Americans have demonstrated their loyalty to their new homeland and their strong support of our republic’s democratic principles. Germanna Foundation Council of Advisors […]
Broyles Work in Progress for Next Germanna Record
Broyles descendants James Albin, our Germanna Chaplain, and Colonel Robert Broyles are spearheading the project that has commissioned genealogist Cathi Clore Frost to write an updated and documented account of the descendants of Germanna immigrants Johannes Broyles and his wife Ursula Ruop. Target publication date for this new Germanna Record is July 2021, to be […]
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