Join us for a Special Fort Germanna Public Access Day Event! In conjunction with the 300th Anniversary of Spotsylvania County in 2021, Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood will be at the Fort Germanna Archaeological site to proclaim the formation of Spotsylvania County at 10:30am on Saturday, October 3, 2020. Visitors will get the chance to see […]
2020 Germanna Archaeology Wrap Up Webinar – Aug 20
Join us for the final hurrah of the 2020 archaeology season. This webinar will be moderated by Director of Archaeology Dr. Eric Larsen, who will be joined by Germanna archaeologist Kelly Arford-Horne and the 2020 interns. Discussion will revolve around findings, experiences, the future, and all things Germanna Archaeology. You will have the opportunity to […]
New GPS Mapping Tool Surveying Cultural Sites in Germanna’s Siegen Forest
On this episode of “5 Minutes with Germanna”, Germanna Foundation’s Director of Archaeology, Dr. Eric Larsen, shows us a cool new (to us) GPS mapping tool he used around the Siegen Forest to map out locations of cultural resources. The data from this will be useful to us and others for years to come. This […]
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 […]
Meet the 2020 Germanna Foundation Archaeology Program Interns
Our 2020 archaeology program interns tell us more themselves, their education backgrounds, how they got interested in archaeology and more. 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 […]
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, […]
Germanna Ford
Ashley Abruzzo takes a look at the Germanna Ford. On May 4, 1864, 156 years ago during the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River at Germanna Ford. The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic […]
The Old Mill Complex in Germanna’s Siegen Forest
Dr. Eric Larsen, Director of Archaeology for the Germanna Foundation, discusses the old mill complex and race within Siegen Forest and shows you the different areas where this mill once operated. The Germanna Foundation’s 170-acre Siegen Forest contains four hiking and nature trails along the Rapidan river. For more information, go to: https://germanna.org/things-to-do/hike-siegen-forest/ —- The […]
