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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

“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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

Calling all bird lovers and nature enthusiasts! On Saturday, February 18, 2023, from 9:00-11:00 a.m., Germanna will partner with the Old Rag Master Naturalists and Central Rappahannock Master Naturalists to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count of 2023! The Great Backyard Bird Count (GBBC) began in 1998 as a partnership between the Cornell Lab […]

Join us on February 23, 2023 at 7:00pm (ET) as Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Dr. Marcel Rotter on German emigration titled The German Diaspora: Looking at German emigration worldwide from the 9th century to today.  Dr. Marcel Rotter will give a crash course based on “The German Diaspora” class he teaches […]

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