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Germanna families referenced in book

March 15, 2017 By Germanna Foundation

We found extracts of references to Germanna families in Lothar Irle’s book, Siegerländer Persönlichkeiten Und Geschlecter-Lexikon: Hrsg. Aus Anlass Der 750-Jahr-Feier Der Stadt Siegen 1974. Siegen: Selbstverlag des Siegerländer Heimatvereins, 1974. “Johann Henrich H., *Anzhausen 27. 8. 1644, 1690 bis 1703 Konrektor und Pastor zu Siegen, [verheiratet] Siegen 3. 12. 1678 Anna Kath., T. v. Bgm. […]

Filed Under: Genealogy, Germanna Blog, Germany

Trustee Jörg Becker, 1955-2016

August 4, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

The Germanna Foundation announces with regret the death of trustee Jörg Becker of Siegen-Eisern, Germany on 25 July following a courageous battle with cancer. Hundreds of Germanna members knew Jörg from having enjoyed the walking tour he led each year of his ancestral village of Eisern on one of the Germany trips, or from his […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Germanna Blog, Germany, In Memorium, People

New DAG Officers

April 21, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

The Germanna Foundation is proud to be a charter member of the Deutsch-Amerikanische Gesellschaft (DAG) Siegerland-Wittgenstein e.V., which cultivates mutual understanding and cultural exchange between Germans and Americans. They are famous for hosting an annual Thanksgiving dinner for Americans studying or working in the Siegerland-Wittgenstein area! This week, the new officers were elected. They are, […]

Filed Under: Announcements, Germany, In the News

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

February 19, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

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 […]

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German Script Course Available

February 19, 2016 By Germanna Foundation

The Moravian Archives, Bethlehem, PA, is accepting applications for an intensive course at Moravian College on learning to read German script.  Now in its 46th year and the longest-running course of its kind in the country, the course will run from June 1 through June 14, and is being taught by Dr. Paul Peucker, Lanie Yaswinski, […]

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Travel to Germany in 2016

August 11, 2015 By Germanna Foundation

Plan to join the Germanna Foundation in 2016 to travel to our ancestral lands in Germany. Two trips are planned: one in June to the villages from which the Germanna colonies emigrated and the other in December on a river cruise. Click here for more details and fill out the form on this page to let us know […]

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German ARD Video: 300 Jahre Siegerlander in Virginia

April 7, 2015 By Germanna Foundation

Marc Wheat - German ARD

German media attended last year’s reunion and conference and produced a video. You can watch it at this link. 300 Jahre Siegerländer in Virginia: Aktuelle Stunde vom 30.08.2014 Die ersten Deutschen, die in den USA siedelten, kamen aus dem Siegerland. 1714 holte der damalige Gouverneur von Virginia einige hundert Siegener und Wittgensteiner nach Amerika und […]

Filed Under: 300th Jubilee, Germanna Blog, Germany, In the News, Reunion

2014 Germanna Foundation Reunion Featured in ARD Broadcast

January 27, 2015 By Germanna Foundation

The 2014 Reunion & Conference of the Germanna Foundation was featured in one of Germany’s largest Sunday broadcasts. Listen in here, and read along with the provided text (you can paste the link into Google Translate to get a decent translation of the transcript).

Filed Under: 300th Jubilee, Germanna Blog, Germany, Reunion

Germanna Greetings on the the 725th Anniversary of Eisern

June 2, 2014 By Germanna Foundation

Herrn Klaus Eckhardt Vorsitzender, Heimatverein Eisern In der Peeke 28 57080 Siegen Federal Republic of Germany Dear Herr Eckhardt: On behalf of The Memorial Foundation of the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, I bring greetings to you and the Heimatverein Eisern, and congratulate you for your work to commemorate the 725th Anniversary of Eisern. Just as […]

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Germanna article and photos in GAA newsletter

May 12, 2014 By Germanna Foundation

Read the article about the Germanna Foundation and its trips to Germany in the Gazette newsletter of the Federation of German-American Clubs: Gazette Newsletter (Marz 2014) (.pdf) See Page 28 and 29:  The GAA stays continually in contact with the descendants of the US-Immigrants of the Siegerland  

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