Germanna Foundation

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

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New GPS Mapping Tool Surveying Cultural Sites in Germanna’s Siegen Forest

August 13, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: 5 Minutes with Germanna, Archaeology, Germanna Blog, Siegen Forest Trails

The Pink Room at Historic 1757 Salubria Manor

August 6, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Historic Salubria is an 18th century (ca. 1757) Georgian-style manor house built by the Reverend John Thompson, rector of the Little Fork Church from 1740 to 1772, who married the widow of Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood. The house received the name Salubria, Latin for healthful, from a later owner, James Hansbrough, in the early 1800s […]

Filed Under: 5 Minutes with Germanna, Germanna Blog, Salubria

20th Anniversary of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center

August 3, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Ashley Abruzzo, Membership Development Manager, shares photos of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center’s construction in honor of it’s 20th anniversary. The building was designed by Germanna descendant and architect Doug Harnsberger to mimic the original five-sided fort the Germanna colonists lived in. —- The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the […]

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2020 Germanna Conference Recap

July 28, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Executive Director Tim Sutphin reviews the Germanna Foundation’s virtual conference held on July 17 & 18, and announces the VERY successful fundraising challenge. Germanna had a very successful Virtual Germanna conference. For the first time in 63 years, we were unable to hold our Reunion/Conference in person, so we went online. We had 278 attendees […]

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Germanna Foundation’s Archaeologist Dr. Eric Larsen invites you to our 2020 Conference

July 16, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Germanna Connection of Superintendent of Independence National Park

July 4, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Decades-long friend of the Germanna Foundation Cynthia MacLeod, Superintendent of Independence National Park, welcomes you to ceremonies in and around Independence Hall and the Liberty Bell. Her husband Doug Harnsberger is a former trustee of the Germanna Foundation and architect of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center in Locust Grove, VA. The Germanna Foundation is proud […]

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Meet the New Research Archaeologist at the Germanna Foundation

June 30, 2020 By Germanna Foundation 1 Comment

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 […]

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Meet the 2020 Germanna Foundation Archaeology Program Interns

June 30, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Germanna Foundation’s Germany Trip

June 22, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Germanna Foundation Trustee and Genealogist Barbara Price gives an overview of the Foundation’s trips to Germany, which she leads. For more information about traveling to Germany with Germanna, click here and fill out the form indicating your interest.

Filed Under: 5 Minutes with Germanna, Germanna Blog, Germany, Video

Webinar: 18th Century Timepieces with Dennis Loba

June 12, 2020 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Watch on demand for free: CLICK HERE, Password: 4R#3B805. Skip ahead in the video to 17:00 to see the start of the webinar. Join Dennis Loba on June 19 at 3pm as he explores the various timepieces of the eighteenth century.  Dennis will explain where timepieces were coming from, show examples from his collection and […]

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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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Germanna Foundation

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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