Germanna Foundation

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

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Germanna Conference 2020: A New Twist for a Changed Time

June 10, 2020 By Germanna Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Events, Germanna Blog, Reunion

Update and Information on July Conference

June 9, 2020 By Germanna Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Germanna is Looking for Volunteers

March 1, 2020 By Germanna Leave a Comment

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 […]

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EVENT: A Talk with Germany’s Foremost Theologian, Nov 20

October 28, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

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 […]

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EVENT: Vint Hill, the Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

October 18, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

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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Professional Storytelling at “Salubria After Dark” Event October 25 and 26

September 23, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

For the first time ever, come experience historic 1757 Salubria manor as never before as the Germanna Foundation hosts “Salubria After Dark,” a special evening of professional storytelling on the grounds of historic Salubria, Culpeper County’s oldest brick house. This event will be held on Friday, October 25, 3019 with entry times of 7:00 pm […]

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Historian Illuminates Culpeper Patriot’s Revolutionary Role

September 12, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

Updated — Video of the lecture:  The Culpeper Star-Exponent wrote an article about a lecture at the Germanna Foundation: Area residents are in for a treat tonight (Sept 12, 2019) as a researcher presents fresh findings about Virginia’s “German Regiment,” a notable player in the Revolutionary War. Gabe Neville of Fairfax County, who has […]

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Germanna Reunion celebrates colonists’ deeds, kin

July 29, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

An article about the 2019 Germanna Reunion and Conference was published in the Culpeper Star-Exponent, written by Emily Jennings. See the photo gallery on the article page. ~ Dawn Everman’s father died at age 59, and her mother at 62. “My grandparents died long before that, so I had nobody I could ask questions about […]

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Salubria intrigues public during rare open house

June 24, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

Germanna’s historic Salubria Manor held its first public access day on June 21, 2019. An article in the Culpeper Star-Exponent by Clint Schemmer and Emily Jennings covered the successful event: Unexpected was the theme of recent days at Salubria, Culpeper County’s oldest brick house and one of Virginia’s most pristine historic sites. On its first-ever […]

Filed Under: Archaeology, Events, Germanna Blog, Salubria

Dedication of the Hitt Archaeology Center

May 14, 2019 By Germanna Leave a Comment

On Thursday, May 9, 2019, the Germanna Foundation officially opened its new Hitt Archaeology Center as part of its Fort Germanna Visitor Center complex in Locust Grove, Virginia, between Culpeper and Fredericksburg, VA. Hundreds of members, friends, and supporters from the local area, across the nation and even in Germany and the UK were able […]

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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:

  • 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

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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
CLOSED Saturday and Sunday

Advanced reservations are required to use the library. Research time limited to 2 hours.

Masks are required in the Visitor Center at all times. Please maintain 6 feet distance. Limit of 4 people in the library; 5 people in the museum.

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 continue to be OPEN. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos and maintain proper social distancing. 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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