For the Thanksgiving holiday, this true short story c. 1850 has been passed down from the generations in Germanna Foundation President Marc Wheat’s family. The narrator of the story is Josie Wheat, who served in the Civil War. We think you find it as touching as we did (get out the tissues!). A Wheat Thanksgiving […]
Fall 2013 Germanna Foundation Newsletter
The Fall 2013 Germanna Foundation newsletter, which is professionally printed and mailed to Germanna Foundation members (click here to become a member for only $35/year), is now available online. Germanna Foundation Fall 2013 newsletter (.pdf) Enjoy!
2014 Germanna Calendar
An excellent Christmas gift for that cousin, sibling, nephew, niece, or grandchild with Germanna roots is the Germanna Foundation’s lovely new 2014 calendar. Illustrated with color photos from ancestral villages of our Germanna ancestors in the Siegerland, the Palatinate, and Baden-Wuerttemberg, this makes a wonderful reminder of our heritage all year long. Dale Sayers prepared the calendar with photos from the 2013 Germanna pilgrimage to Germany. […]
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: […]
Exhibit Opens in Siegen on German-Americans in US Congress
The German-American Heritage Foundation of the USA and the U.S. Capitol Historical Society organized 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 First Congress—Frederick and Peter Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania—along with […]
Elk Run Church Museum Open House
The Elk Run Church Museum is having an Open House on Sunday, October 27, 2013 from 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm for the community to view its acquisition of its new museum panel for Rev. James Keith, first Minister of Elk Run Church and grandfather of Chief Justice John Marshal. The 1750s Anglican Church at Elk Run […]
IN THE NEWS: UMW officially transfers land to Germanna Foundation
News article about the Germanna Foundation in the Culpeper Star-Exponent on Thursday, October 10, 2013 by Rhonda Simmons: Last Thursday’s signing ceremony officially transferred the 62-acre tract featuring the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle located in Orange County from the University of Mary Washington to the Germanna Foundation. The move took three years of negotiations, according to Germanna Foundation […]
Fall Festival at Salubria – October 19
Fall Festival at Salubria Saturday, October 19, 2013 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm Come to the first Fall Festival at the Germanna Foundation’s circa 1757 Salubria mansion in Stevensburg, Virginia on Saturday, October 19, 2013 from 1-4 pm. For all ages, there will be a costume contest, desserts, crafts, games and a scavenger hunt. Children […]
Paris is reading about Germanna
Paris is reading about Germanna in France’s fourth-largest newspaper, Libération, founded by Jean-Paul Sartre! Here is the article: Etats-Unis Le réveil allemand PAR LORRAINE MILLOT ENVOYÉE SPÉCIALE À GERMANNA (VIRGINIE) 7 OCTOBRE 2013 À 18:06 Amérique a longtemps refoulé les apports de l’immigration allemande, pourtant la plus nombreuse. Elle redécouvre depuis peu son histoire. Au […]
Ft Germanna Ceremony – Video and Photos
On Thursday, October 3, 2013 in front of the Germanna Foundation Visitor Center in Locust Grove, Virginia, Richard V. Hurley, President of the University of Mary Washington, and J. Marc Wheat, President of the Germanna Foundation, signed agreements for cooperation between the two institutions to transfer the 62-acre Fort Germanna and Enchanted Castle archaeological site […]