Historic Germanna is excited to announce the newest Germanna Record is now available to add to your genealogy library! Germanna Record 24, Hebron Baptismal Register 1750-1849, provides nearly a century of original source documentation of both birth and baptismal records compiled by the Hebron Lutheran Church in current-day Madison County, Virginia. The church still serves […]
New Germanna Record #22 Published: The Broyles Family
The Germanna Foundation has recently published its 22nd book in the Germanna Record series—The Broyles Family: The First Four Generations by genealogist Cathi Clore Frost. This genealogy chronicles the first four generations of descendants of 1717 immigrants John Broyles and his wife Ursula Ruop. This in-depth, thoroughly researched volume updates information available in Keith’s circa […]
Germanna Holiday Gift-Giving Ideas
Watch video: Give the gift of Germanna this holiday season with the following ideas. Order by contacting us or calling us at 540-423-1700. ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center ‘Cats Meow’ keepsake of Salubria Germanna Pins Germanna Magnets Tall clear glasses with Germanna logo Variety of Germanna postcards Marc Wheat presenting Apollo […]
Getting Germanna Records genealogy books to you
Today’s 5 Minutes with Germanna has Office Manager Barbara Bounds explaining the process of what it takes to get our Germanna Records sent from our office to your front door. This video was filmed and edited by our very own Dr. Eric Larsen, Director of Archaeology. Enjoy! Have an idea of a topic you would […]
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 […]
2014 Germanna Calendar
An excellent Christmas gift for that cousin, sibling, nephew, niece, or grandchild with Germanna roots is the Germanna Foundation’s lovely new 2014 calendar. Illustrated with color photos from ancestral villages of our Germanna ancestors in the Siegerland, the Palatinate, and Baden-Wuerttemberg, this makes a wonderful reminder of our heritage all year long. Dale Sayers prepared the calendar with photos from the 2013 Germanna pilgrimage to Germany. […]