Thanksgiving marks off the year for every American the beginning of a “holiday season” of memory, anticipation, and joy – but above all, it begins with thanks. In my time as a member of the board of trustees of the Germanna Foundation since 1997, I have come to rest on the idea that the heartbeat […]
Groundbreaking at Ferry Farm
On April 25, 2015, Germanna Foundation Trustee Dr. Michael Frost was an honored groundbreaker for the George Washington Foundation’s first phase of construction for the Washington House at Ferry Farm, George Washington’s boyhood home overlooking Fredericksburg, Virginia. (Michael is the second from the right in the photograph). The Ferry Farm venture’s first phase will build […]
Germanna Foundation Announces Appointment of Dr. Eric Larsen as Staff Archaeologist
Today the Trustees of the Germanna Foundation announced the appointment of Eric Larsen, Ph.D., as Archaeologist of the Foundation. Dr. Larsen brings more than 25 years of archaeological experience to his new position, having worked with the National Park Service at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, and for the University of Maryland on sites in […]
Germanna Welcomes Astronaut Buzz Aldrin ‘Home Again’
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 […]
45th Anniversary of a Germanna Descendant on the Moon
The year 2014 not only marks the 300th anniversary of Germanna in America but July 20, 2014 marks the 45th anniversary of the first moon landing by Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in 1969. Astronaut and Germanna descendant Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin is a direct descendant of the Rev. Henry Häger, the […]
Germanna Foundation Trustee Emeritus John Pearce Honored by the University of Mary Washington
(Courtesy of the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star) John N. Pearce was awarded emeritus status at the University of Mary Washington’s undergraduate commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 7, 2011. He was named Director of the James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, Director of the James Monroe Presidential Center, and University Liaison for the Enchanted Castle Site Emeritus. Pearce […]
Behind the Scenes At The Germanna Foundation
The Germanna Foundation is an organization that survives and thrives because of the great members we have. For those that may not know it, there is a tremendous amount of work that goes on behind the scenes to keep the Germanna Foundation moving forward. Today’s message will put the spotlight on Skip and Joy Poole […]
Mother’s Day: A Celebration rooted in a Germanna mother’s life
by Dr. Katharine L. Brown 1st Vice President and Trustee, Germanna Foundation The mother in whose honor Mother’s Day was established was a Germanna descendant born and raised in Culpeper, Virginia. Anna Jarvis, the founder of Mother’s Day, devoted years to gaining national recognition for a day to honor mothers, as a fulfillment of an […]
