Join Historic Germanna as we commemorate the 160th anniversary of the winter encampment of the Union Army in Culpeper County! On Saturday, December 9, the 18th century plantation house will be open to the public from 10am to 4pm. In addition to informal house and grounds tours, visitors will be able to interact with living […]
Siegen Forest Easement Signed by Historic Germanna Leadership
Last Friday, October 27, we achieved a monumental milestone for Historic Germanna, one that has been over a decade in the making. Our Executive Director, Jennifer Hurst Wender, under the guidance of Keith Hoffman, President of the Board of Trustees, signed the conservation easement on Siegen Forest. The journey leading to this moment involved extensive […]
Historic Germanna Initiates Removal and Restoration of Iconic Weathervane
Locust Grove, VA – October 18, 2023 – Historic Germanna, a nonprofit dedicated to preserving and sharing Virginia’s rich history, is embarking on an exciting journey to preserve a symbol of the past that has graced our visitor center for decades. On October 19th, 2023, the iconic copper ship weathervane adorning the Brawdus Martin Historic Germanna […]
Germanna Hosts History at Sunset Walking Tour
When soldiers used Germanna Ford in the Civil War, they were traversing a centuries-old crossing of the Rapidan River. Indigenous tribes, English and German colonists, the Marquis de Lafayette, and Civil War armies were all shaped by this location, but also influenced this environment in ways we can still observe today. Historic Germanna is honored […]
Lab Nights with Germanna Archaeology: Seize the Clay
Join us on Thursday, April 20, 2023 from 6:00 to 7:30pm to learn about the story of Germanna through ceramics and explore the archaeology lab! Archaeologists will give a short presentation on what they can learn about Germanna through prehistoric and historic ceramics found at the Fort Germanna and Enchanted Castle site. Visitors will also […]
Salubria in Spring: Our First Salubria Public Access Day of 2023!
Join us on Saturday, April 1st from 10:30 am to 2:00 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 […]
2023 Bluebell Walk with Germanna Foundation and Old Rag Master Naturalists
On Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 9:00 a.m., Deanne Lawrence and Phoebe Muenger of Old Rag Master Naturalists will lead a walk to view the bluebells in the Siegen Forest! The arrival of bluebells is a sign that spring has arrived! Virginia bluebells typically grow in moist woodlands and river floodplains. They begin to flower […]
Germanna Archaeology
“Archaeology isn’t a goal. It’s a tool to bring people together and learn.” Kelly Arford-Horne, Archaeologist & Site Director Hitt Archaeology Center The Hitt Archaeology Center (HAC), located adjacent to the Visitor’s Center, houses laboratory, research, and storage facilities. HAC is central to the field work undertaken each summer and provides a space for study […]
An Evening with Germanna Presents Founder’s Day Genealogy: The First and Second Germanna Colonists with Barbara Price and Cathi Clore Frost
On Tuesday, March 14, 2023 at 7:00 pm (ET) Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Germanna Foundation Secretary Barbara Price and Germanna Foundation Trustee Cathi Clore Frost on the first and second Germanna settlers. What began as informal picnics at the site of the original Germanna settlement, reuniting descendants of the original settlers […]
Lab Night with Germanna Archaeology Presents: Buildings and Builders of Germanna
On February 22, 2023, Germanna will be hosting its first session in a new monthly series called Lab Nights with Germanna Archaeology: Spring Sessions! The Germanna archaeological site has been home to several different buildings during its 300+ year history including Fort Germanna, the Enchanted Castle, the town of Germanna, and the Gordon plantation. It […]
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