Germanna Foundation

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

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Phone:

540-423-1700 (Mon-Fri, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm)

Days/Hours Open:

The Germanna Foundation office hours are Monday-Friday, 9:00 am to 5:00 pm.

The Fort Germanna Visitor Center Museum and Genealogy Library hours are Monday-Friday, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm; CLOSED Saturday and Sunday. Advanced reservations (use form above or call us) are required to use the genealogy library. Research time limited to 2 hours. Masks are required in the Visitor Center at all times; please maintain 6 feet distance. Limit of 4 people in the library; 5 people in the museum.

Salubria remains CLOSED.

The Seigen Forest trail system continues to remain open 7 days a week, during daylight hours. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos and maintain proper social distancing. If you enjoy the trails, consider donating to the Germanna Foundation to help support their upkeep.

Mailing Address:

Germanna Foundation
P.O. Box 279
Locust Grove, VA 22508-0279

Location:

2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508

The Fort Germanna Visitor Center is located on Route 3 next to the Germanna Community College/Locust Grove campus. Turn into the entrance of the college and make the first right at the “Fort Germanna Visitor Center” sign. NOTE: We are not part of the Germanna Community College but we did donate the 170 acres to Virginia for it to establish the college in 1969.

 

 

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Germanna Foundation

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
CLOSED Saturday and Sunday

Advanced reservations are required to use the library. Research time limited to 2 hours.

Masks are required in the Visitor Center at all times. Please maintain 6 feet distance. Limit of 4 people in the library; 5 people in the museum.

Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups. Please note that Salubria remains CLOSED.

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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 continue to be OPEN. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos and maintain proper social distancing. 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.