Culpeper Star-Exponent | March 21, 2014 | By Jeff Say The mystery of the historic grave marker found in the Southridge Village and Town Homes subdivision has taken a new turn. In December, a grave marker engraved “No. 2, Johanes Walk, b(orn) 4 March 1769, d(ied) 13 November 1769,” was discovered by a crew cleaning up […]
Germanna Headstone Unearthed
(Culpeper Star-Exponent) The headstone of an infant who lived and died in the 18th Century was recently unearthed in the town of Culpeper. The unassuming marker for one Johanes Walk, who was born and passed away in 1769, is directly linked by blood to the earliest organized settlement of Germans in colonial Virginia and likely […]
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 […]
Recommended Books Pt 1
Books recommended by Germanna Foundation members: Seasons of War: The Ordeal of the Confederate Community, 1861-1865, by Daniel E. Sutherland In 2014, the Germanna Foundation is celebrating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Germanna. At the mid-point of its story is the Civil War, which pitted Germanna families against one another in battles spanning […]
Five ways to share your Germanna research
Wow! We’ve had a lot of snow! You may have seen it on national news, but Germanna Country has been really socked in with heavy, wet snow. Classes at Germanna Community College have been cancelled, and the Germanna Foundation’s Visitor Center is closed until this coming Tuesday morning. Too much snow over President’s Day Weekend! […]
A 300th Christmas Anniversary Greeting
Christmas Day is the 300th anniversary of the last Christmas our little group of Germans celebrated in Europe before coming to America. Living uneasily among the English, perhaps Pastor Haeger gathered the little flock who were hoping to emigrate to America for a Christmas service with other German speakers. This would have been a special […]
Special Message from the Germanna Foundation
Merry Christmas! As the most important year in the Foundation’s history since 1956 draws to a close, I am thankful to you that the Germanna Foundation is growing in reputation and deeds. After acquiring the Fort Germanna / Enchanted Castle archaeological site, I am sure that you share my excitement over what we have accomplished […]
Germanna DNA Project Update
Corlee Morris, Group Administrator for the Germanna DNA Project, advises that she needs to close the gap in the Germanna Y-DNA Chromosome Database from men who have a direct male-line descent from: Johann Juste Albrecht (Switzerland); Melchior Brombach (Muesen); Rev. Henrich Haeger (Oberfischbach); Johannes Kemper (Muesen); Johannes Spilman (Oberschelden). We have identified potential descendants for […]
Extraordinary Graduation Speech
An extraordinary graduation speech from Chris Snider – a friend of The Germanna Foundation, he has greatly benefited from the educational opportunities of Germanna Community College. Thanks to our donors, the Germanna Foundation was able to launch the college through a donation of 100 acres of land in 1969. Chris now works for Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and we […]
Remembering Pearl Harbor and Germanna’s Own
Pearl Harbor Day is a time of remembrance for Americans. At 7:55 and 42 seconds, on the morning of December 7th, 1941, thousands of unsuspecting Americans were killed in a surprise attack by the Japanese on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. It was the bloodiest foreign attack on U.S. soil in the modern war era, until […]
A Thanksgiving Story
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 […]
Fort Germanna Transfer Signing Ceremony – October 3
World-renowned chief Jamestown archaeologist William Kelso has written that, “I have always thought the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle site ranks among the most significant historical archaeological sites certainly in Virginia and arguably in the nation. The establishment of both Jamestown and Germanna forts were historically pivotal.” Please be our honored guest at a momentous occasion in […]
German-American Day on the National Mall on October 6
Join us on Sunday, October 6, 2013 at 2:00 pm as we celebrate German-American Day at the German-American Friendship Garden, located on the National Mall between 15th & 17th Streets NW (across from the White House). The Friendship Garden was founded in 1983 by German Chancellor Helmut Kohl and US President Ronald Reagan. The Friendship […]
Germanna Foundation acquires fort, castle
From the Culpeper Star Exponent: Tuesday, September 24, 2013 By Rhonda Simmons rsimmons@starexponent.com (540) 825-0771 ext. 125 After three years of negotiations, the University of Mary Washington Board of Visitors recently voted to transfer ownership of the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle site located along the Route 3 corridor in Orange County to the Germanna Foundation, according to foundation […]
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 […]
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