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

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March 15, 2015 By Germanna

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:

  • Fort Germanna Visitor Center complex which includes a Museum, Genealogy Library, the Hitt Archaeology Center, and the Germanna Memorial Garden
  • Siegen Forest 170-acre Hiking and Nature Trails
  • 1714/1717 Fort Germanna Archaeology Site
  • Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s home “Enchanted Castle” Archaeology Site
  • Historic 1757 Salubria Manor
  • Revolutionary War-era Peter Hitt Farm

SUPPORT GERMANNA

Your tax-deductible donation helps support our important mission:

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Benefits of annual membership in the Germanna Foundation:

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Germanna Newsletter

We’re working on the Winter 2019 newsletter that will include 2019 Germanna Reunion info. Be sure you’re a current MEMBER to receive this packet in the mail. Members get the 8-page newsletter with genealogy articles 4x year.

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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
Contact Us

Fort Germanna Visitor Center, Museum & Library

2062 Germanna Highway (Route 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(Next to the Germanna Community College campus)
Open 1:00-5:00 pm Tuesday through Saturday
Out of town visitors are urged to call us at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups.
Location

Hike Siegen Forest!

Behind the Fort Germanna Visitor Center is our 170-acre Siegen Forest nature and hiking trails along the Rapidan river.

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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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