The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, Inc., met with Apollo 11 astronaut and Germanna descendant Buzz Aldrin at the Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper on Friday, November 7th, as he met with students as part of his ShareSpace Foundation’s effort to inspire children to study science, technology, engineering, the […]
Germanna Descendant and Astronaut Buzz Aldrin to Visit Germanna Area
Germanna descendant, Apollo 11 astronaut and moonwalker Buzz Aldrin will visit with schoolchildren from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, November 7th at Germanna Community College’s Daniel Technology Center in Culpeper, VA, as part of an effort by his ShareSpace Foundation to inspire young children to consider careers in science, technology, engineering, the arts […]
Battlefield Preservation and Stewardship Workshop
I’m sharing this invitation to a Virginia Department of Historic Resources sponsored workshop being held in Petersburg, VA October 23-24 for a couple of reasons. First of all, as you may know, the Germanna Foundation preserves the ford on the Rapidan River that was used by troops during the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness. […]
Johannes Walk’s Homecoming, October 19th, Clemmons, NC
The gravestone of Johannes Walk (b & d 1769) will be returned to his home church of Friedberg Moravian Church near Winston-Salem, North Carolina during the homecoming worship service on October 19, 2014. The public is invited. Johannes Walk lived only for a few months, but we remember him – he is related to nearly […]
Colonial Dames to dedicate historic marker at Salubria on Saturday, Sept 27
(Click on images to enlarge) The House of Burgesses Chapter of the Colonial Dames XVII Century will be dedicating a brick historic marker and bronze plaque honoring the Germanna Foundation’s stewardship of Salubria, the mid-18th century Georgian brick mansion, in Stevensburg, Virginia this Saturday, September 27th at 11:00 am in a ceremony at Salubria. Ms. […]
West Coast Germanna Gathering
Live on the West Coast? Come to the Germanna Foundation’s West Coast Germanna Gathering on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Village Inn in St. Helens, Oregon. The program includes: The Germanna Colonies Story ~ by Dr. Katharine Brown Documents Used to Identify the Second Colonists ~ by Cathi […]
New Tour Added on July 18: Marching Through Culpeper
This Friday, July 18, 2014, from 10 am to Noon, join Virginia Morton, author of Marching Through Culpeper, for her popular two-hour Civil War Walking Tour of historic downtown Culpeper. Walk in the footsteps of Lee, Grant, Custer, Pelham, Clara Barton and other notables. See below for more details. The walking is not strenuous and several […]
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 […]
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 […]
Symposium: Preserving the 18th Century in the 21st
Germanna Foundation member Douglas Harnsberger (and architect of the Germanna Visitor Center) will be presenting at a preservation symposium in November 2013 at Gunston Hall along with renowned Williamsburg architectural historian Dr. Carl Lounsbury. Dr. Lounsbury is the author of The Chesapeake House: Architectural Investigation by Colonial Williamsburg, which talks about Germanna Foundation’s Salubria. Doug’s afternoon presentation […]
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 Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall
Originally published in 2009 Locust Grove, Virginia – Descendants of the Germanna Colonies and members of the public met at the Brawdus Martin Germanna Visitor Center on Saturday, November 7, 2009 to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. The program began with a showing of the stirring “Ich bin ein […]
