Historic Salubria is an 18th century (ca. 1757) Georgian-style manor house built by the Reverend John Thompson, rector of the Little Fork Church from 1740 to 1772, who married the widow of Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood. The house received the name Salubria, Latin for healthful, from a later owner, James Hansbrough, in the early 1800s […]
20th Anniversary of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center
Ashley Abruzzo, Membership Development Manager, shares photos of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center’s construction in honor of it’s 20th anniversary. The building was designed by Germanna descendant and architect Doug Harnsberger to mimic the original five-sided fort the Germanna colonists lived in. —- The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the […]
2020 Germanna Conference Recap
Executive Director Tim Sutphin reviews the Germanna Foundation’s virtual conference held on July 17 & 18, and announces the VERY successful fundraising challenge. Germanna had a very successful Virtual Germanna conference. For the first time in 63 years, we were unable to hold our Reunion/Conference in person, so we went online. We had 278 attendees […]
Germanna Foundation’s Archaeologist Dr. Eric Larsen invites you to our 2020 Conference
Dr. Eric Larsen, the Director of Archaeology for the Germanna Foundation, invites you to attend our 2020 online conference Friday, July 17 and Saturday, July 18. Cost is only $30 per day. Register here: https://germanna.org/conference-and-reunion/ On Saturday, July 18, there is a special emphasis on archaeology: 1:00 pm: Explorers, Indians, Refugees, and Settlers—The Road to […]
Meet the New Research Archaeologist at the Germanna Foundation
The Germanna Foundation’s Archaeology Program has a new Research Archaeologist, Kelly Arford-Horne. In this video, she tells about herself. Follow Germanna Foundation Archaeology on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GermannaArch/ and consider helping to support our program by making a donation: https://germanna.org/donate/ —- The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via […]
Germanna Foundation’s Germany Trip
Germanna Foundation Trustee and Genealogist Barbara Price gives an overview of the Foundation’s trips to Germany, which she leads. For more information about traveling to Germany with Germanna, click here and fill out the form indicating your interest.
Update and Information on July Conference
Executive Director Tim Sutphin gives an update on Germanna Foundation’s 2020 conference and reunion July 17 and 18, 2020. The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort Germanna and its German colonists and their descendants. It conducts archaeological exploration and conservation, genealogical research […]
Germanna Artifacts
Germanna Foundation Director of Archaeology Dr. Eric Larsen talks about one of his favorite artifacts that was found at Germanna. He shows this at the Hitt Archaeology Center in the Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus. The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort […]
Germanna Archaeology 2020
Tim Sutphin talks with Dr. Eric Larsen about what to expect this year with Germanna Archaeology. The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort Germanna and its German colonists and their descendants. It conducts archaeological exploration and conservation, genealogical research and publishing, […]
Spotswood Window
In this video, Executive Director Tim Sutphin discusses the history of the Spotswood Stained Glass Window that has been in the Fort Germanna Visitor Center in Locust Grove, Virginia, for over ten years. The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic 1714 Fort Germanna and […]
