Germanna Foundation

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

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Thank you for giving to Germanna during the 2016 Community Give

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  Thank you to our supporters and members for donating to Germanna during the Community Give online fundraising campaign this week!  Your donations will help support our archaeology field work this year.   The Community Give experienced some technical issues during the day on Tuesday that prevented some supporters from giving, and the campaign was […]

Germanna Reunion Registration is Open!

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Plan your Own Expedition of Discovery to the Germanna Reunion and Conference July 14-17.  Join with Germanna descendants and others from around the country, even the world.  Celebrate the 300th anniversary of Alexander Spotswood’s Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition at the Germanna Reunion and Conference.  Click here for details, including the schedule of events, pricing, […]

PBS Series “Finding Your Roots” Episode to Feature Germanna Descendant

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This week’s episode of the PBS Series Finding Your Roots, the “Pioneers,” will reveal some interesting German ancestry information about one of the episode’s stars.  The show airs for the first time on Tuesday evening, Feb 23rd. Watch it, and then watch here for more…  You can also check out the Germanna Facebook page. For […]

Germanna Archaeologist Dr. Eric Larsen to Speak at German-American Heritage Museum

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Please join Museum and Germanna Foundation members, friends, and others for an interesting lecture concerning the history and archaeology of Germanna on Thursday, March 17th, at 6:30pm at the German-American Heritage Museum in Washington, DC.  This lecture series is sponsored in part by Germanna Trustee Sven Eric Utsch, and Dr. Larsen’s position is underwritten by a […]

Fort Germanna featured in D.C. museum exhibit

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The Fort Germanna story is one of rich history, not just for Orange County, but nationally. Built in 1714, Germanna was the first German settlement in Virginia, making it a fitting exhibit at the German-American Heritage Museum’s “German Entrepreneurship” series on view in Washington, D.C. through March.  (Story published in the Orange County Review by […]

Germanna Archaeology Site in the News

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Many of our 2015 reunion attendees had the opportunity to visit the Fort Germanna/ Enchanted Castle archaeological site during an open house with staff archaeologist Dr. Eric Larsen and special guest Dr. Bernard Means from Virginia Commonwealth University’s Virtual Curation Lab.  Orange County Review reporter Amber Galaviz covered the event.  Read her “Digging Germanna” article […]

2015 Germanna Reunion and Conference

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Thank you to our members and other attendees, supporters, speakers, and volunteers for making this year’s reunion events such a wonderful experience.  And be sure to mark your calendar now for the 2016 Germanna Reunion and Conference (July 15-18, 2016), celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Knights of the Golden Horseshoe Expedition led by Alexander […]

Learn about the Mother of Mother’s Day at historic Salubria in Culpeper County on Saturday, May 9, 2015

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Please join us for a short presentation by Dr. Katharine Brown about Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day and her Germanna and Culpeper connections at 1:00 pm on Saturday, May 9th, at historic Salubria in Stevensburg, Virginia. The mansion will be open for walk-through tours immediately afterwards until 2:30 pm. Admission is FREE and […]

Germanna Welcomes Astronaut Buzz Aldrin ‘Home Again’

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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

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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 […]

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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.