Germanna Foundation

Preserving the historic heritage of the original settlers of the Fort Germanna Colonies in Virginia

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The 1715 Jacobite Rebellion and Germanna

September 11, 2013 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

by John Blankenbaker As a result of the Jacobite Rebellion of 1715 in Scotland, George Hume spent nearly all of his adult life in Virginia where he became a respected surveyor including areas inhabited by Germanna people. Also, he was an ancestor of several Germanna families that makes him of special interest to Germanna historians. […]

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Culpeper Star Exponent Article on Stevensburg, Salubria, Germanna

September 11, 2013 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

By ZANN MINER Published: December 15, 2008 Culpeper Star Exponent Ah, Stevensburg, the once flourishing crossroads of young America! Our path will leave present-day Route 3 with a left turn onto York Road (Route 600) just after the rock quarry; immediately on the left is St. Stevens Baptist Church. Stevensburg may seem insignificant now, but […]

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John Fontaine and The First Germanna Colony, Part III

September 10, 2013 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

And Then What Happened? John Fontaine Part III Further Insights Into John Fontaine and The First Germanna Colonyⓒ By Craig M. Kilby May 2009 Part I  |  Part II Part III And Then What Happened? Having brought John Fontaine’s story this far, it would not be fair to ignore the rest of it. Unless otherwise […]

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John Fontaine and The First Germanna Colony, Part II

September 10, 2013 By Germanna Foundation 1 Comment

Did Someone Say Miners? Golden Horseshoes? John Fontaine Part II By Craig Kilby May 2009 Part I Part II Fontaine’s Two Trips to Germanna Before we resume with John Fontaine’s journal and his first trip to Germanna, a brief background of the site itself is necessary for those readers not necessarily well versed in its […]

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John Fontaine and The First Germanna Colony, Part I

September 10, 2013 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Further Insights Into John Fontaine and The First Germanna Colony, Part Iⓒ By Craig M. Kilby May 2009 Part II  |  Part III In 1853, Miss Ann Maury (1803-1876)1 [2] wrote Memoirs of a Huguenot Family which included a much abridged version of John Fontaine’s journal, which she had transcribed from the original. It was […]

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Mother’s Day: A Celebration rooted in a Germanna mother’s life

September 8, 2013 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

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by Dr. Katharine L. Brown 1st Vice President and Trustee, Germanna Foundation The mother in whose honor Mother’s Day was established was a Germanna descendant born and raised in Culpeper, Virginia. Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, devoted years to gaining national recognition for a day to honor mothers, as a fulfillment of an […]

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Germanna Foundation’s Mission and Stewardship

The Germanna Foundation tells America’s story of liberty through the frontier experience of her settlers and descendants using archaeological, historical, and genealogical research and interpretation. We are stewards over these important properties and initiatives:

  • Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus which includes a Museum, Genealogy Library, the Hitt Archaeology Center, and the Germanna Memorial Garden
  • Siegen Forest – 170-acre Hiking and Nature Trails along the Rapidan river
  • 1714/1717 Fort Germanna Archaeology Site
  • Virginia Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s home “Enchanted Castle” Archaeology Site
  • 1757 Georgian-style Salubria Manor
  • 1800 Peter Hitt Farm
  • Publishing “The Germanna Record” genealogy/ history books
  • Maintaining a genealogy database with over 130,000 records of descendants of the Germanna colonists

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The Germanna Foundation
MAILING: P.O. Box 279
LOCATION: 2062 Germanna Highway
Locust Grove, VA 22508-0279
Phone: 540-423-1700
Fax: 540-423-1747
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Fort Germanna Visitor Center, Museum & Library

2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(Next to the Germanna Community College campus)

Hours of Operation:
Monday-Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Saturdays, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Closed on Sundays

Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups.

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Hike Siegen Forest!

Behind the Fort Germanna Visitor Center is our 170-acre Siegen Forest nature and hiking trails along the Rapidan river. Trails are OPEN 7 days a week, during daylight hours. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos. If you enjoy the trails, consider donating to the Germanna Foundation to help support their upkeep.

 

About

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, and historic preservation and interpretation.

The Foundation owns and maintains several historic sites and properties, such as Salubria Manor, that were part of or closely connected to the Germanna colonies, the town of Germanna, and the other early colonial Virginia settlements and towns in the Piedmont area of Virginia.

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