The Germanna Foundation extends condolences to family members of people in our Germanna community who passed away recently: Horst Schneider The board received with regret news of the death of Trustee Emeritus Horst Schneider of Siegen Kaan-Marienbborn on 3 October 2018. Horst succeeded his good friend Heinz Prinz on the Germanna board when Heinz died […]
The Germanna Foundation names Timothy E. Sutphin Executive Director
The Germanna Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of Timothy E. Sutphin as its new Executive Director. Tim joins the foundation with over 25 years of experience in the public history profession with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. “The chance to lead the Germanna Foundation in a new and exciting direction […]
Germanna Foundation Strategic Plan: 2018-2023
The Germanna Foundation engaged Bryan & Jordan Consulting, LLC in April 2018 to assist with its strategic planning process. Our commitment was to prepare goals and action items that were achievable and could ensure a relevant and sustainable future for the Foundation and the sites it oversees. The Germanna Foundation Board of Trustees, the staff, […]
Partner with Germanna in Our Journey of Exploration
I am writing to share with you the excitement I have about the future of the Germanna Foundation. I wish to thank you for the support you have given to sustain our 62-year-old foundation, and today ask you renew your support during our most significant time of opportunities. 2018 has been an important year of […]
Germanna Foundation Holds Ground-Breaking Ceremony for the New Hitt Archaeology Center
During a short break in the weather of Hurricane Michael barreling through Virginia on Thursday, October 11, 2018, the Germanna Foundation held the ground-breaking ceremony at the future site of the Hitt Archaeology Center. This new facility, made possible by a generous gift from Russell and Joan Hitt, will be built next to the Fort […]
50 years into the future: Germanna Foundation seeks time capsule contributions
An article about Germanna’s time capsule appeared in the Orange County Review, written by Amber Galaviz: If you could write yourself a letter and open it 50 years from now, what would you say? Or what would you like to tell your future descendants about your life and family? These are questions the Germanna Foundation […]
Hilary Duff discovers she is a Spotswood descendant
On a recent episode of the TLC TV series, “Who Do You Think You Are?”, actress/singer Hilary Duff found out that her 7x great-grandfather was early colonial Virginia Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood! Here at Germanna, we knew about this early on but were unable to say anything as we did not know what material they’d […]
Germanna Record 20 Available Again and Now on Kindle
Our book, Germanna Record 20: “Germanna Studies: Essays Honoring John V. Blankenbaker” had been sold out but we have reissued it. The design of the cover and interior pages of the print book have been updated and all photos and graphics in the book enhanced. The book is also now available on Kindle. You can read […]
Anna Jarvis, the Germanna Descendant who Founded Mother’s Day
Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, devoted years to gaining national recognition for a day to honor mothers, as a fulfillment of a dream held by her own mother—Ann Marie Reeves Jarvis. Ann Marie was born in Culpeper in 1832, the daughter of Josiah Washington Reeves and Nancy Kemper Reeves, whose Kemper ancestor Johannes […]
Dutch Ambassador Visits Fort Germanna Visitor Center
It was a great honor to have Ambassador Henne Schuwer from the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the Fort Germanna Visitor Center on Saturday, March 24, 2018. Germanna Foundation President Marc Wheat welcomed him and gave him a tour of the visitor center/museum/library. Germanna has a deep and unusual connection with the Kingdom of the Netherlands: […]
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