Dr. Eric Larsen, Director of Archaeology for the Germanna Foundation, discusses the old mill complex and race within Siegen Forest and shows you the different areas where this mill once operated. The Germanna Foundation’s 170-acre Siegen Forest contains four hiking and nature trails along the Rapidan river. For more information, go to: https://germanna.org/things-to-do/hike-siegen-forest/ —- The […]
Germanna Update – April 16, 2020
Tim Sutphin, the Executive Director of the Germanna Foundation, gives an update on the Foundation on Thursday, April 16, 2020. ————— Have an idea of a topic you would like to see us cover or have comments about the series? Let us know by filling out the Contact Us form. Also, be sure to join […]
Germanna Foundation’s Research and Genealogy Library
Germanna Foundation Membership Development Manager Ashley Abruzzo shows you around the research and genealogy library at the Fort Germanna Visitor Center and takes a look at all the resources we have there. The Visitor Center is currently closed because of the national emergency.
Getting Germanna Records genealogy books to you
Today’s 5 Minutes with Germanna has Office Manager Barbara Bounds explaining the process of what it takes to get our Germanna Records sent from our office to your front door. This video was filmed and edited by our very own Dr. Eric Larsen, Director of Archaeology. Enjoy! Have an idea of a topic you would […]
Inside the Hitt Archaeology Center with Dr. Eric Larsen
Dr. Eric Larsen, Director of Archaeology for the Germanna Foundation, takes you for a tour of the Hitt Archaeology Center, which is part of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus off of Germanna Highway (Route 3) in Locust Grove, Virginia. This is part of the new “5 Minutes With Germanna” series which is broadcast live […]
Germanna Volunteer Projects From Your Home
Please see our main VOLUNTEERS page for the latest information. — Would you like to help the Germanna Foundation from the comforts of home? We have several volunteer opportunities that you can participate in. We are open to suggestions if there is anything YOU want to do to assist Germanna from afar. Please contact us […]
Fort Germanna Visitor Center Update
Due to the continued COVID19 crisis, the Germanna Foundation Visitor Center and Salubria will remain CLOSED until further notice. The staff continue to attend to the work of Germanna and welcome any questions or comments, please contact us or call us at 540-423-1700, Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm. The Seigen Forest trail system continues […]
Germanna is Looking for Volunteers
The Germanna Foundation seeks volunteers to help with its mission* and is hosting its first ever volunteer open house on Friday, March 13, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Fort Germanna Visitor Center in Locust Grove, VA. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about the Germanna Foundation, or get more involved […]
Germanna Community College to Name New Building After Dr. Frank Turnage
In 1969, the Germanna Foundation donated 100 acres of land to create a new community college in Virginia, which would become Germanna Community College. Dr. Frank Turnage was president of Germanna Community College from 1986 to 2007. In 1996, he became a Trustee of the Germanna Foundation and later Executive Director from 2009-2011. It was […]
Germanna Unveils New Edition of Dr. Holtzclaw’s Classic
The Germanna Foundation is proud to present the long-awaited new Special Edition of Dr. Benjamin C. Holtzclaw’s Germanna Record Number Five: Ancestry and Descendants of the Nassau-Siegen Immigrants to Virginia, 1714-1750. First published in 1964, this volume, carefully researched in Germany by the genealogist Emil Flender of Unna, Westphalia, and Dr. Holtzclaw, has been the […]
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