Join us on Saturday, May 21st from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm as the Germanna Foundation hosts a Public Access Day event at historic Salubria Manor, located in Stevensburg, Virginia. Salubria was built circa 1757 by the Reverend John Thompson for his wife, Butler Brayne Spotswood Thompson (widow of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood) and is […]
Feel Good Flow Fundraiser at Salubria
Germanna is excited to partner with Pranapilogaon Saturday, May 14th for a yoga session at historic Salubria. All skill levels are welcome. Session is limited to 15 spots, and 100% of the proceeds go towards Salubria. For more info and registration, go here: https://momence.com/Rebecca–Elsen/Feel-Good-Flow-Fundraiser/849018?fbclid=IwAR3TANs01y6OoyemXtKSmC0_nKOelgrE6tMCt1J7kv6kFW6P0OjXdLOSk_Y
Germanna Foundation Global Big Day Field Trip
Saturday, May 14, is Global Big Day. This annual event recognizes World Migratory Bird Day by inviting people, individually or in groups, to report citizen science bird observation data for scientists at the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology and other organizations. Data will be entered in Cornell’s eBird application. eBird can be downloaded for free from […]
Virtual Event: The Aquia Freestone Industry
On Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 7:00 pm (ET) Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Jerilynn Eby MacGregor on the use of Aquia freestone in Virginia. Join us as we learn about the stone that shaped Virginia and beyond. For some 300 years, Aquia freestone was used for architectural purposes in Virginia and […]
Join Us For Our First Salubria Public Access Day of 2022!
Join us on Saturday, April 30th from 10:30 am to 3:00 pm as the Germanna Foundation hosts a Public Access Day event at historic Salubria Manor, located in Stevensburg, Virginia. Salubria was built circa 1757 by the Reverend John Thompson for his wife, Butler Brayne Spotswood Thompson (widow of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood) and is […]
Volunteer Clean-Up Day at the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle Archaeological Site
Join us on Saturday, April 23rd from 9am-noon as we work to clear away debris from January’s winter storm. Clean-up will include clearing small trees, limbs, and other debris from around the archaeological site and along roads and paths. Other clean-up and maintenance of the grounds may also be needed as we prepare for the […]
Germanna Foundation Natural and Cultural Resources Walk
Join us on Friday, April 8th at 11am and 2pm for a walk along our trails as we highlight many of the natural and cultural resources found within the Siegen Forest. Highlights will include the lustrous bluebells, the Rapidan River, historic millrace, and more. This walk will be about 1.5 hours round trip. Please be […]
Virtual Event: Travel and Leisure in a Germanic Town: Visiting Moravian Bethlehem
On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 7:00 pm (ET), Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Christopher Malone, Curator of the American Swedish Historical Museum. Celebrate the first days of spring by joining us for a journey back in time to explore the material culture of Bethlehem, an 18th century Germanic Town. The Moravian […]
New Germanna Record #22 Published: The Broyles Family
The Germanna Foundation has recently published its 22nd book in the Germanna Record series—The Broyles Family: The First Four Generations by genealogist Cathi Clore Frost. This genealogy chronicles the first four generations of descendants of 1717 immigrants John Broyles and his wife Ursula Ruop. This in-depth, thoroughly researched volume updates information available in Keith’s circa […]
Virtual Event: An Evening with Michael Twitty on African-Virginian Foodways – Feb. 17
On Thursday, February 17, 2022 at 7:00 pm (ET), Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Michael W. Twitty. Join James Beard Award-winning culinary historian and historic interpreter Michael W. Twitty for a presentation on the West and Central African roots of early Virginia foodways and how one goes about collecting the evidence and […]
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