Originally published in 2009 Locust Grove, Virginia – Descendants of the Germanna Colonies and members of the public met at the Brawdus Martin Germanna Visitor Center on Saturday, November 7, 2009 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The program began with a showing of the stirring “Ich bin ein […]
Germanna Community College Celebrates 40th Anniversary
From the Culpeper Star Exponent: BY DAVID SAM | GERMANNA COMMUNITY COLLEGE PRESIDENT Published: May 30, 2009 Nearly 300 years ago, Gov. Alexander Spotswood built Fort Germanna on land along the Rapidan River. It was a bold move that may have seemed premature at the time. But German settlers arrived to carve something out of […]
Culpeper Star Exponent Article on Stevensburg, Salubria, Germanna
By ZANN MINER Published: December 15, 2008 Culpeper Star Exponent Ah, Stevensburg, the once flourishing crossroads of young America! Our path will leave present-day Route 3 with a left turn onto York Road (Route 600) just after the rock quarry; immediately on the left is St. Stevens Baptist Church. Stevensburg may seem insignificant now, but […]
Congressional Exhibit Featuring Germanna Families Headed to Germany
The German-American Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC (the Germanna Foundation is a member) joined with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society to create a series of exhibits on the contributions of German-Americans to the history of the United States Congress. This 14-panel exhibit tells the story of two of the first three German Americans in the […]
Behind the Scenes At The Germanna Foundation
The Germanna Foundation is an organization that survives and thrives because of the great members we have. For those that may not know it, there is a tremendous amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to keep the Germanna Foundation moving forward. Today’s message will put the spotlight on Skip and Joy Poole […]
5.9 Magnitude Earthquake Damages Germanna Foundation’s Salubria
Originally posted in August 2011 after the Virginia earthquake: Stevensburg, VA, August 23, 2011. At 1:51 p.m. Eastern, the largest earthquake to strike Virginia since 1897 damaged the most important colonial home in Culpeper County, Virginia. The earthquake’s epicenter was in nearby Mineral, Virginia, and was felt as far away as Georgia, New York, and Ohio. […]
List of Original Germanna Settlers
Due to the prominence of Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood in American history, much was known of his involvement with the establishment of the Germanna Settlement, but little of the German Settlers who were brought to this area with the 1714 Colony, the 1717 Colony, and later groups. The Germanna Foundation has conducted continuing research regarding […]
How To Research at The Library of Virginia
Having Germanna ancestry means the Library of Virginia is a great resource to find more information on your family background. One of the richest storehouses in the world for genealogy data, the Library of Virginia is the place to find those extra pieces of data that help add texture to your history. Research at the […]
Germanna DNA Project
Germanna and Family Tree DNA (FTDNA) have joined forces to develop the most comprehensive Germanna DNA Project ever. FTDNA is the oldest and largest DNA database company and Germanna is pleased to work with them. FTDNA will make a small contribution to the Germanna Foundation for every individual that participates in the Germanna DNA Project. […]
Care and Feeding of Tombstones
“Pip, the narrator and central character of Charles Dickens’ classic Victorian novel Great Expectations, informs us early in the story that, as he never knew his parents or saw any pictures of them, he drew his first impressions of what they must have looked like from the shapes of the lettering on their gravestones. Certainly, […]