Preserving the historic heritage of the original settlers of the Fort Germanna Colonies in Virginia
Germanna Genealogy Database: GermannaFamily.org. With over 130,000 records, this is one of the largest German ancestry databases in the world.
The Original Germanna Colonists
Travel to where the original colonists lived in Germany
How the 1714 colonists were related
The Revolutionary War and Germanna
Become a member of the Germanna Foundation and get access to Germanna’s exclusive genealogy database, GermannaFamily.org, with thousands of names. Research your Germanna roots!
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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
Contact Us Page
Remember the Germanna Foundation in your Will and Estate Plans.
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.
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.
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.
Chad bailey says
Are there anyone who can speak on the Gernanna people and how to do research on them. Many settled in Broylesville Washington County tn.
Sandra Smith Hitt says
Can’t wait to visit tomorrow. This has been a secret surprise for my husband, Drew Hitt. He’s finding out why I love geneology.