Germanna Community College Community Conversations: The Many Layers of Indigenous Presence at Historic Germanna
Thursday March 13 – 7:00pm – On Zoom
Join Victoria Ferguson, Dr. Carole Nash, Catherine Hill, Dr. Eric Larsen, and Jennifer Hurst-Wender for a panel discussion to explore the past, present, and future Indigenous experiences in the Germanna Region. Historic Germanna, located on the banks of the Rapidan in Virginia’s Piedmont, has been a crossroads between Indigenous and colonial people and their stories for over three centuries.
Lab Night: Contained: A History Through Glass
Thursday March 19 – 7:00pm – Hitt Archaeology Center
Crash into the fascinating study of glass at our next Lab Night program – Contained: A History Through Glass. Archaeologists have recovered thousands of pieces of glass during excavations at Germanna – including complete wine bottles, medicine bottles, and inkwells. How can you identify types of bottles and what can they tell us about the people who used them? Join Dr. Eric Larsen for a fun discussion about this sparkling topic on March 19 at 6:30pm.
This program is free and open to the public. Details can be found at the following link, registration is optional.
An Evening with Germanna: “From Orange County to Liberia,” presented by Kelly Arford-Horne
Thursday March 20 – 7:00pm (Eastern) – On Zoom
Edy Gordon was enslaved at Germanna for most of her life. In 1853, her life changed dramatically as she and 35 family members left behind everything they knew and boarded a ship destined for Liberia, Africa. The Gordon Family’s story is the basis for a new exhibit created by Germanna Archaeology, “From Orange County to Liberia.” Originally on view at the Arts Center in Orange for Black History Month, the exhibit will return to the Hitt Archaeology Center.
Join Kelly Arford-Horne to delve deeper into the Gordons’ story at this virtual lecture via Zoom on Thursday March 20 at 7pm (Eastern). Participants will receive a Zoom link prior to the lecture.
Attend from anywhere via Zoom; Q&A session will follow.
This is a Pay What You Can event with a suggested donation of $10. Your donation of any amount will go directly toward supporting this Historic Germanna program and more programs like it as well as research, archaeology, and preservation of our historic sites. Thank you!
Supporters of Historic Germanna who have donated over $1,000 will be recognized at the beginning and end of the program.
If you would like to sponsor the lecture, please make a donation with one of the below levels. We will also recognize these sponsors at the beginning and end of the program.
$500 Gold Sponsor
$100 Iron Sponsor
$250 Silver Sponsor
For more information, please call 540-423-1700 or email [email protected].