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 […]
Giving Tuesday
We invite you to celebrate the true spirit of the holiday season by participating in Giving Tuesday on December 1st! Last year, more than 27,000 organizations in 68 countries came together to celebrate this global day of giving. This year the Germanna Foundation is proud to encourage our members and friends to join this “Do […]
A Thanksgiving Story
Thanksgiving marks off the year for every American the beginning of a “holiday season” of memory, anticipation, and joy – but above all, it begins with thanks. In my time as a member of the board of trustees of the Germanna Foundation since 1997, I have come to rest on the idea that the heartbeat […]
November Traditions
It has become something of a tradition at the Germanna Foundation to update our members on our latest news and to ask you to increase you support for the work of your Foundation through an end-of-year gift and a pledge for the forthcoming year. You should be receiving our letter this week, so please watch […]
Charting our Pathway to Discovery
Germanna staff archaeologist Dr. Eric Larsen began a new site topographic mapping survey project at Fort Germanna in October. The original site grid was established some 30 years ago and focused on the architectural footprint of Alexander Spotswood’s Enchanted Castle. Today, thanks to the generosity of Dr. Michael D. Frost and his wife Ginger, who […]
New Genealogy Database of Germanna Descendants
The Germanna Foundation has a new data-rich genealogy website database of Germanna descendants at GermannaFamily.org. The database is a project of Germanna Foundation Trustee and Genealogist Cathi Clore Frost. To access the database, you must be a paid member of the Germanna Foundation (Become a Member/Renew Your Dues securely online). Annual membership dues are only $35 per year […]
Newsletters Added
We’ve added the Winter and Spring 2015 newsletters to the website (Germanna Foundation Newsletters). The Summer 2015 newsletter arrived in mailboxes back in July to those who are paid members. Want your Germanna newsletter hot off the presses? Become a Member today. As a member, you’ll also get access to the members-only Germanna genealogy database, […]
Travel to Germany in 2016
Plan to join the Germanna Foundation in 2016 to travel to our ancestral lands in Germany. Two trips are planned: one in June to the villages from which the Germanna colonies emigrated and the other in December on a river cruise. Click here for more details and fill out the form on this page to let us know […]
Germanna Archaeology Site in the News
Many of our 2015 reunion attendees had the opportunity to visit the Fort Germanna/ Enchanted Castle archaeological site during an open house with staff archaeologist Dr. Eric Larsen and special guest Dr. Bernard Means from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Virtual Curation Lab. Orange County Review reporter Amber Galaviz covered the event. Read her “Digging Germanna” article […]
2015 Germanna Reunion and Conference
Thank you to our members and other attendees, supporters, speakers, and volunteers for making this year’s reunion events such a wonderful experience. And be sure to mark your calendar now for the 2016 Germanna Reunion and Conference (July 15-18, 2016), celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition led by Alexander […]
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