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

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Germanna Foundation Events Calendar

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Many of the lectures are at the Hitt Archaeology Center, which is part of the Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus at 2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3) in Locust Grove, VA. Turn into the entrance of the Germanna Community College’s Locust Grove campus and make the first right at the Fort Germanna Visitor Center sign. Parking is free. The Hitt Archaeology Center building is behind the visitor center.

Historic Salubria Manor is located at 19173 Salubria Lane (off Route 3/Germanna Highway) in Stevensburg, VA, about 15 minutes from the Fort Germanna Visitor Center.


Upcoming Events:

(More details will be added closers to the events)

Thursday, February 23, 2023 – An Evening with Germanna presents The German Diaspora: Looking at German Emigration Worldwide from the 9th Century to Today by Dr. Marcel Rotter. Click here for tickets.

Saturday, June – Thursday, July 6, 2023 – Annual Germany Trip

 


Previous Events:

Friday, November 11, 2022 – Veterans Day Luminary

Friday, October 21 & Saturday October 22 – Salubria After Dark

Saturday, September 24, 2022 – Fort Germanna Public Access Day

Saturday and Sunday, August 20 and 21, 2022 – Historic Trades weekend

Saturday, August 6, 2022–  Fort Germanna Public Access Day

Monday, August 1, 2022 – The 300th anniversary of the first court session held at the first Spotsylvania County Courthouse. 

Friday, July 15 to Sunday, July 17, 2022 – Germanna Conference and Reunion

Thursday, July 14, 2022 – Fort Germanna Public Access Day

Saturday, June 25, 2022– Salubria Public Access Day

Saturday, June 4, 2022 – Volunteer Clean Up Day

Saturday, May 21, 2022– Salubria Public Access Day

Saturday, May 14, 2022 – Yoga at Salubria (rain date Sat. Jun 11)

Tuesday, May 3, 2022 – An Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture: The Aquia Freestone Industry including it’s use in Virginia

Saturday, April 30, 2022 – Salubria Public Access Day

Saturday, April 23, 2022 – Volunteer clean-up day at the archaeology site

Friday, April 8, 2022 – Blue Bell Walk/Cultural Resources Walk

Thursday, March 31, 2022 – An Evening with Germanna presents: Travel and Leisure in a Germanic Town: Visiting Moravian Bethlehem by Christopher Malone

Thursday, February 17, 2022 – An Evening with Germanna presents: African-Virginian Foodways: Sources and Study by Michael Twitty

Thursday, November 4, 2021 – An Evening with Germanna presents: Migrations of the American South: 18th Century to the Present WATCH VIDEO

Thursday, November 11, 2021 – Veterans Day Luminaries

Friday, October 22 and Saturday, October 23, 2021 – Salubria After Dark

Saturday, October 9, 2021 – Fall Germanna Gathering: A Germanna “mini-reunion” at Hebron Lutheran Church in Madison, VA.

Thursday, September 23, 2021 – Alexander Spotswood’s “Knights of the Golden Horseshoe” Expedition in 1716 and the Transformation of Virginia’s Piedmont WATCH VIDEO

Saturday, September 11, 2021 – Public Access Day at Fort Germanna

Saturday August 21 – Sunday August 22, 2021: Trades Weekend at the Fort Germanna Visitor Center. Live demonstrations including surveying, timber framing, foodway demonstrations, a blacksmith and more took place.

Saturday, July 31, 2021: Public Access Day at Fort Germanna; 10:00 am – 3:00 pm; Free tickets will be available for tours at 10am, 11am, noon, 1pm and 2pm.

Tuesday – Saturday, July 13-17, 2021: GERMANNA ANNUAL CONFERENCE ONLINE   More Info and watch presentations

Friday, June 18, 2021: Public Access Day at Salubria House tours $10 a person, grounds are free to tour

Friday, July 2, 2021: Public Access Day at Fort Germanna 

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT: GERMANNA CONFERENCE ONLINE: Online Virtual Computer Tour of Salubria

Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at 7:00 pm EDT: GERMANNA CONFERENCE ONLINE: The Peopling of Germanna and Beyond

Saturday, October 3, 2020: 10:00 am-3:00 pm: Special Fort Germanna Archaeological Site Public Access Day.

Monday, November 11, 2019, 5:00-7:00 pm: Honoring Veterans: A Luminary Tribute (Free; luminaries are $10 each bought in advance) – Fort Germanna Visitor Center

Thursday, November 7, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm: Vint Hill, the Cold War and the Fall of the Berlin Wall (Free Lecture) – Hitt Archaeology Center

Saturday, October 26, 2019, 7:00 pm: Salubria After Dark (professional storytelling at Salubria manor) – Salubria Manor

Friday, October 25, 2019, 7:00 pm and 8:30 pm: Salubria After Dark (professional storytelling at Salubria manor) – Salubria Manor

Tuesday, October 15, 2019, 7:00-8:30 pm: From Beneath the Seas and Towards the Future: Digital Archaeology of Virginia Shipwrecks (Free Lecture) – Hitt Archaeology Center

Thursday, September 19, 2019, 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm: Germanna: A Place in Time – Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus

Thursday, September 12, 2019, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm: The German Regiment: Germanna and the 8th Virginia in the Revolution – Hitt Archaeology Center

Thursday, August 1, 2019, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm: Fort Germanna/Spotswood’s Enchanted Castle Archaeology Site Public Access Day – Fort Germanna Visitor Center

Thursday, July 18, 2019 to Sunday, July 21, 2019: Germanna Foundation Conference & Reunion – Various

Thursday, July 18, 2019, 10:30 am to 4:00 pm: Fort Germanna/Spotswood’s Enchanted Castle Archaeology Site Public Access Day – Fort Germanna Visitor Center

Friday, July 5, 2019, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm: Salubria Manor Public Access Day – Salubria Manor

Friday, June 21, 2019, 10:30 am to 2:30 pm: Salubria Manor Public Access Day – Salubria Manor

Thursday, May 9, 2019, 3:00 pm: Hitt Archaeology Center Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony – Hitt Archaeology Center

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Tuesday, May 3, 2022 at 7 pm ET

Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Jerilynn Eby MacGregor on the use of Aquia freestone in Virginia.

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Germanna Foundation’s Mission and Stewardship

The Germanna Foundation tells America’s story of liberty through the frontier experience of her settlers and descendants using archaeological, historical, and genealogical research and interpretation. We are stewards over these important properties and initiatives:

  • Fort Germanna Visitor Center campus which includes a Museum, Genealogy Library, the Hitt Archaeology Center, and the Germanna Memorial Garden
  • Siegen Forest – 170-acre Hiking and Nature Trails along the Rapidan river
  • 1714/1717 Fort Germanna Archaeology Site
  • Virginia Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s home “Enchanted Castle” Archaeology Site
  • 1757 Georgian-style Salubria Manor
  • 1800 Peter Hitt Farm
  • Publishing “The Germanna Record” genealogy/ history books
  • Maintaining a genealogy database with over 130,000 records of descendants of the Germanna colonists

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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
Saturdays, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Closed on Sundays

Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups.

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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 are OPEN 7 days a week, during daylight hours. When visiting the trails, please practice “Leave no Trace” ethos. 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.

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