On Memorial Day 2014, Germanna family members were at the Germanna Foundation Memorial Garden to honor the day and those it commemorates. The President of the Germanna Foundation read a representative selection of names of members of the Armed Forces who risked their lives defending our freedom and are now remembered by the present generation, […]
New Germanna Store
The Germanna Foundation has a new Zazzle store called Das Germanna Geschäft (Germanna Store) that carries all sorts of items with the Germanna Foundation logo and the 300th Anniversary logo. Every time you make a purchase, the Germanna Foundation gets a percentage of the sale and so you’re helping to support your Foundation. If you haven’t […]
2014 Germanna Reunion
You’ve waited 300 years for this! Information about the Germanna Foundation’s event of the year–the 57th Annual Conference and Reunion–is now posted on the website along with links where you can easily register online. You won’t want to miss this very special event with an expanded line-up of events as we celebrate the 300th anniversary […]
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: […]
Fort Germanna site transferred to Germanna Foundation
Written by Germanna Foundation President J. Marc Wheat: It is a moving experience in an American’s life to travel to a special place and say with pride and gratitude, “this is where our family became American.” For over half a century, descendants of the explorers and colonists who became American at Germanna have found their […]
VFH Grant to Germanna
Spring 2012 Germanna Foundation Newsletter The Germanna Foundation is the grateful recipient a grant from the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities for a long-term interpretive exhibit for the Brawdus Martin Germanna Visitor Center. This grant provides $3,000 towards the costs of fabricating and installing the exhibit in 2012. A previous grant from VFH of $10,000 made […]
Germanna Foundation Seeks Chief Operating Officer
NEW POSITION: CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER The Germanna Foundation, a 501(c)3 (www.germanna.org), seeks an experienced Chief Operating Officer (COO). Principal responsibilities of this full-time position are: Fundraising (membership, annual fund, benefit functions, grant writing, capital campaign) Public relations (interaction with business. government, and civic leaders in a 6-county Piedmont Virginia area) Oversight of the Visitor Center […]
Germanna Foundation statement concerning Orange County Comprehensive Plan
Statement of the Germanna Foundation Opposing Amendments to Orange County Comprehensive Plan The Germanna Foundation preserves what is best in the heritage of Orange County and works to transmit those values to the rising generations. The staff-initiated proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan short-change the future, and so we must ask the Orange County Planning […]
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 […]
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