Wow! We’ve had a lot of snow! You may have seen it on national news, but Germanna Country has been really socked in with heavy, wet snow. Classes at Germanna Community College have been cancelled, and the Germanna Foundation’s Visitor Center is closed until this coming Tuesday morning. Too much snow over President’s Day Weekend! […]
A 300th Christmas Anniversary Greeting
Christmas Day is the 300th anniversary of the last Christmas our little group of Germans celebrated in Europe before coming to America. Living uneasily among the English, perhaps Pastor Haeger gathered the little flock who were hoping to emigrate to America for a Christmas service with other German speakers. This would have been a special […]
Special Message from the Germanna Foundation
Merry Christmas! As the most important year in the Foundation’s history since 1956 draws to a close, I am thankful to you that the Germanna Foundation is growing in reputation and deeds. After acquiring the Fort Germanna / Enchanted Castle archaeological site, I am sure that you share my excitement over what we have accomplished […]
Germanna DNA Project Update
Corlee Morris, Group Administrator for the Germanna DNA Project, advises that she needs to close the gap in the Germanna Y-DNA Chromosome Database from men who have a direct male-line descent from: Johann Juste Albrecht (Switzerland); Melchior Brombach (Muesen); Rev. Henrich Haeger (Oberfischbach); Johannes Kemper (Muesen); Johannes Spilman (Oberschelden). We have identified potential descendants for […]
Extraordinary Graduation Speech
An extraordinary graduation speech from Chris Snider – a friend of The Germanna Foundation, he has greatly benefited from the educational opportunities of Germanna Community College. Thanks to our donors, the Germanna Foundation was able to launch the college through a donation of 100 acres of land in 1969. Chris now works for Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and we […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor and Germanna’s Own
Pearl Harbor Day is a time of remembrance for Americans. At 7:55 and 42 seconds, on the morning of December 7th, 1941, thousands of unsuspecting Americans were killed in a surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was the bloodiest foreign attack on U.S. soil in the modern war era, until […]
A Thanksgiving Story
For the Thanksgiving holiday, this true short story c. 1850 has been passed down from the generations in Germanna Foundation President Marc Wheat’s family. The narrator of the story is Josie Wheat, who served in the Civil War. We think you find it as touching as we did (get out the tissues!). A Wheat Thanksgiving […]
Fall 2013 Germanna Foundation Newsletter
The Fall 2013 Germanna Foundation newsletter, which is professionally printed and mailed to Germanna Foundation members (click here to become a member for only $35/year), is now available online. Germanna Foundation Fall 2013 newsletter (.pdf) Enjoy!
2014 Germanna Calendar
An excellent Christmas gift for that cousin, sibling, nephew, niece, or grandchild with Germanna roots is the Germanna Foundation’s lovely new 2014 calendar. Illustrated with color photos from ancestral villages of our Germanna ancestors in the Siegerland, the Palatinate, and Baden-Wuerttemberg, this makes a wonderful reminder of our heritage all year long. Dale Sayers prepared the calendar with photos from the 2013 Germanna pilgrimage to Germany. […]
Germanna Records Available on Amazon
Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, the Germanna Records can now be easily purchased through Amazon. The Germanna Foundation is an Amazon Associate, meaning every time you click on an Amazon link on our website and purchase something, the Germanna Foundation earns money. Here are the titles currently available: QUICK LINKS TO AMAZON: […]
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