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 […]
2020 Germanna Conference Recap
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 […]
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 […]
Webinar: 18th Century Timepieces with Dennis Loba
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 […]
Germanna Conference 2020: A New Twist for a Changed Time
For more than 60 years, the Germanna Foundation has held an annual reunion and conference centered around the descendants of the Germanna Colonies. In its earliest days, the Reunion was a Sunday afternoon potluck picnic and the conference portion consisted of one or two prominent Virginia speakers giving presentations on genealogy or family history of […]
Update and Information on July Conference
Executive Director Tim Sutphin gives an update on Germanna Foundation’s 2020 conference and reunion July 17 and 18, 2020. 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 […]
Germanna is Looking for Volunteers
The Germanna Foundation seeks volunteers to help with its mission* and is hosting its first ever volunteer open house on Friday, March 13, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm at the Fort Germanna Visitor Center in Locust Grove, VA. If you’ve been wanting to learn more about the Germanna Foundation, or get more involved […]
EVENT: A Talk with Germany’s Foremost Theologian, Nov 20
After 300 years as a frontier settlement, Germanna continues to be at the frontier of forging transatlantic ties between America and Germany. The Germanna Foundation was invited by Baylor University Press to join with the German Embassy to co-sponsor a special book-launch by Germany’s foremost theologian, Dr. Christoph Markschies, the former President of Humboldt University […]
EVENT: Vint Hill, the Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall
On Thursday, November 7 at 7:00 pm, the Germanna Foundation will host a free lecture on the US Intelligence Community’s role in the fall of the Berlin Wall 30 years ago. After the talk, there will be an opportunity for you to share your remembrances of the Cold War and the fall of the Berlin […]
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