An article in the Orange County Review by Morgan Edwards: There’s a huge story here about the development of America,” Keith Hoffman said. “We’d like to be in a position to tell it.” The Germanna Foundation is entering 2021 with a new president of its board of trustees and some ambitious goals for the coming […]
Germanna Foundation’s 65th Anniversary
What began as informal picnics at the site of the original Germanna settlement, reuniting descendants of the original settlers of the two Germanna colonies, became the genesis of the Germanna Foundation. March 14, 2021, marks 65 years since its founding through the efforts of Brawdus Martin, Charles Herbert Hoffman, John Walter Wayland, Ernst Flender, Border […]
Germanna Program for National Genealogical Society Conference
Germanna Foundation Genealogists Cathi Clore Frost and Barbara Price have been invited to present at the National Genealogical Society 2021 Family History Conference. This is the major annual event of the prestigious NGS, founded in 1903 as America’s first genealogical organization and today one of its largest. Their presentation, Identifying the 1714 and 1717 Germanna […]
Broyles Germanna Record Update
As of February 2021, we are halfway to our goal of raising $25,000 to have the new Broyles genealogy printed. Cathi Clore Frost continues to be optimistic that publication of the volume will take place this year, although pandemic library and archive closures may delay it until after the annual July Reunion. If it cannot […]
18th Century Tavern Stemware
Sylvester Bishop*, proprietor of the Spotswood Arms tavern in the Germanna area gives discusses and shows the different type of glass stemware of the 18th century. *Actually historian and living history re-enactor Dennis Loba, who is well-known among the Germanna family portraying Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood and Rev. John Thompson of Salubria.
Taverns in the Time of 18th century Germanna
Sylvester Bishop*, proprietor of the Spotswood Arms tavern in the Germanna area gives an introduction to 18th century taverns, their purpose and what you might find in them. This is the first of a series on taverns that will run once a month into April. *Actually historian and living history re-enactor Dennis Loba, who is […]
Original Fort Germanna Artifacts now housed at the Hitt Archaeology Center
Friday, December 18th was an exciting day at the Germanna Foundation. With assistance from Dr. Elizabeth Moore, Virginia State Archaeologist, and Dr. Laura Galke, Chief Curator, both with the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (VDHR), artifacts uncovered during excavations at the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle site from the 1970s and 1980s arrived at the Hitt Archaeology […]
Germanna Holiday Gift-Giving Ideas
Watch video: Give the gift of Germanna this holiday season with the following ideas. Order by contacting us or calling us at 540-423-1700. ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of Salubria Germanna Pins Germanna Magnets Tall clear glasses with Germanna logo Variety of Germanna postcards Marc Wheat presenting Apollo […]
Germanna’s Giving Tuesday 2020
Join us on December 1, 2020, to celebrate Giving Tuesday, the global day of giving, fueled by the power of social media and collaboration. Last year, you helped us raise funds for a kiosk for the Siegen Forest Trails. It has helped immensely as the number of trail walkers in 2020 have skyrocketed. This year, […]
Message from Marc Wheat
Anne Husted Burleigh wrote a wise little book called Journey Up the River. One of her vignettes is about a play Thornton Wilder wrote that I think about when I think of the Germanna Foundation: The Christmas Dinner. The theme of the bond of succeeding generations is depicted as a long banquet, a continual Christmas […]
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