Sylvester Bishop*, proprietor of the Spotswood Arms tavern in the Germanna area gives an introduction to 18th century taverns, their purpose and what you might find in them. This is the first of a series on taverns that will run once a month into April. *Actually historian and living history re-enactor Dennis Loba, who is […]
LtGov Alexander Spotswood reads 1720 proclamation announcing the creation of Spotsylvania County
On Saturday, October 3 in Locust Grove, Virginia, the Germanna Foundation held a Fort Germanna archaeology Public Access Day event which also served as the kick off event to the 300th anniversary of Spotsylvania County celebrations which will last to 2021. Historian and Historical Re-enactor Dennis Loba portrayed Virginia Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood reading the […]
Remembering D-Day
On June 6, Americans think of the greatest beaches in the world: Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold, and Sword. Seventy-six years ago today, Americans and their allies hit the beaches to liberate a continent from the evil of National Socialism. We did more than liberate the continent. America represented what was good and right in the […]
Germanna Ford
Ashley Abruzzo takes a look at the Germanna Ford. On May 4, 1864, 156 years ago during the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac crossed the Rapidan River at Germanna Ford. The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to exploring the Colonial Virginia frontier via the historic […]
Historian Illuminates Culpeper Patriot’s Revolutionary Role
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 […]
50th Anniversary of the First Germanna Descendant to Explore the Moon
UPDATE: Chart showing Aldrin’s Germanna connections (pdf) 50 years ago today, July 20. 1969, Apollo 11 Astronaut Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin made the historic first landing on the Moon. After taking communion, he then descended down the ladder of the lunar module Eagle to become the first Germanna descendant to explore the Moon. Descending from the Fischbach […]
Germanna Record 18: The Second Germanna Colony and Other Pioneers
The first edition printing having been sold out, Germanna Record #18 is now available again on Amazon in print and Kindle format. The Second Germanna Colony and Other Pioneers is superb study and is the culmination of decades of research by John Blankenbaker, the foremost authority on the families that came to Germanna in 1717 […]
Remembering the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
Today, Americans think of the greatest beaches in the world: Omaha, Utah, Juno, Gold, and Sword. Seventy-five years ago today, Americans and their allies hit the beaches to liberate a continent from the evil of National Socialism. Thanks to the outpouring of Germanna Foundation supporters who, during the seventieth anniversary in 2014, asked that the […]
Honor a Mother on Mother’s Day
Germanna Foundation takes the time to honor and remember our mothers and foremothers. Pioneering women in North America have been around for centuries. 400 years ago, in 1619, more than 100 women were brought to Jamestown as a way of bringing stability to Virginia and ensuring the first permanent English settlement would grow and flourish. […]
A look into Fauquier County’s 18th century German past
Germanna Foundation Trustee Kristie Kendall wrote an article in The Piedmont Virginia magazine about the Peter Hitt house, which is under the stewardship of the Germanna Foundation: A WINDOW THROUGH TIME Driving through Fauquier County, I am often reminded of the strong German history in the area – signs for Rectortown off Route 17 north […]
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