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

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Hebron Lutheran Church Foundation

April 29, 2017 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Madison, VA — The Hebron Lutheran Church Foundation joins in the celebration of 300 years of a Lutheran church in the hills of the Virginia Piedmont, and asks that well-wishers on both sides of the Atlantic participate in the work of the Foundation to ensure the church’s continuity in the centuries to come. “In this […]

Filed Under: 300th Jubilee, Announcements, Events, Germanna Blog

Attend Special Event at Hebron Lutheran Church April 30

April 3, 2017 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison, VA

As we prepare to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the Second Colony arriving at Germanna at the Germanna Foundation’s 60th annual conference and reunion this July, we are also celebrating the 300th anniversary of Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison, Virginia – all during the 500th anniversary of the Lutheran Reformation. At Hebron, many of our […]

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2017 Reunion/Conference Registration Now Open

March 23, 2017 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Germanna Foundation 60th Reunion

Registration for the biggest Germanna event of the year — the 60th annual Germanna Foundation Conference and Reunion —  is now officially open! This year we are celebrating the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the 1717 Second Germanna Colony. We have a great line-up of events, activities and lectures that you won’t want to miss. Many events […]

Filed Under: 300th Jubilee, Announcements, Events, Germanna Blog, Reunion

Germanna Hosts Civil War Trust Park Day

March 15, 2017 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

On Saturday, April 1, 2017, history buffs, community leaders and preservationists will team up with the Civil War Trust at more than 130 sites in 30 states to answer the call to service on Park Day. Celebrating over 20 successful years, Park Day has attracted volunteers of all ages and abilities bound by their dedication […]

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Hebron Lutheran Church’s 300th Anniversary

February 6, 2017 By Germanna Foundation Leave a Comment

Hebron Lutheran Church, Madison, VA

  Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison, VA, the oldest Lutheran Church in continuous use in the United States and founded by members of the 1717 Second Germanna Colony before they arrived in Virginia, is celebrating its tricentennial in 2017. Hebron Church leaders have been hard at work on events commemorating the founding, and have worked closely with […]

Filed Under: 300th Jubilee, Events, Germanna Blog

Knights Of The Golden Horseshoe Expedition on TV

November 21, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

The Germanna Foundation had a wonderful time with the producers and hosts of “Best of America by Horseback” at our Visitor Center and at the top of the Blue Ridge in Shenandoah National Park. Hosted by Tom Seay and Kristen Biscoe (both descendants of Germanna colonists Michael Holt and Anna Scheible), “Best of America by Horseback “has […]

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Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Living History Encampment – Sept 17-18

August 25, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

Living History Encampment Celebrating the 300th Anniversary of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition at Germanna 17 and 18 September, 10am to 4pm

The Germanna Foundation Board of Trustees hosted a living history colonial encampment open to the public at no charge at their Brawdus Martin Visitor Center grounds on Saturday, September 17 and Sunday, September 18, 2016 from 10 am to 4 pm each day. This event celebrated the 300th anniversary of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe […]

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Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition Ride Reenactment

August 23, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

(Dale Duvall/Culpeper Times) Virginia Colonial history will be re-visited as horseback riders from across the United States gather to re-enact Colonial Governor Alexander Spotswood’s Transmontaine Expedition up and over the then imposing Blue Ridge Mountains.  It was 300 years ago that this expedition paved the way and began the never ending westward expansion of America. Starting […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Events, Fort Germanna, Germanna Blog, History, Knights of the Golden Horseshoe

Thanks Virginia Commonwealth University

July 28, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

We treated Dr. Bernard Means and his VCU archaeology field school students to a pizza party picnic at the Fort Germanna/Enchanted Castle excavation site on Thursday, July 28th – the final day of VCU’s field work at Germanna this summer.  Our seasonal staff, under the direction of Germanna’s archaeologist, Eric Larsen, Ph.D., and this season’s […]

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I Dig Germanna Archaeology Workshop

July 20, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

Craig Wolford (center right) and Gil Kenner (center left) received their certificates of completion, trowels, and “I Dig Germanna” T-shirts for successfully completing our first I Dig Germanna Archaeology Workshop 18-20 July from Dr. Eric Larsen, Germanna staff archaeologist (l) and Germanna COO Steve Hein (r).  Working under the supervision of Dr. Eric Larsen 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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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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