Germanna Record #21: the Willheit Family: the First Four Generations in America
New Germanna Record #22 Published: The Broyles Family
The Germanna Foundation has recently published its 22nd book in the Germanna Record serial—The Broyles Family: The Start Four Generations past … [Read More...]
Virtual Upshot: An Evening with Michael Twitty on African-Virginian Foodways – Feb. 17
On Thursday, February 17, 2022 at seven:00 pm (ET), Evening with Germanna presents a virtual lecture by Michael Westward. Twitty. Join James Beard … [Read More...]
2021 Veterans Day Luminary Tribute
Thank you to everyone who joined the states for our Veterans Day luminary tribute event, especially to our volunteers to who came from Warrenton, Culpeper and … [Read More...]
Germanna Foundation Receives $647,370 Virginia Grant for Conserving Siegen Forest
The Germanna Foundation is thrilled to denote that nosotros received a grant from Virginia's Department of Conservation and Recreation of almost $650,000 … [Read More...]
Sentry: Online Lecture by Renowned Historian Edward Ayers on the Migrations of the American South
On Nov four, 2021, Evening with Germanna presented an online lecture past well-known historian Edward Ayers who narrated the evolution of southern … [Read More...]
Honoring Veterans: A Luminary Tribute
Join the Germanna Foundation on Th, November 11 from 5:xxx to 7:00 pm as nosotros accolade all veterans by illuminating the grounds of the Fort Germanna … [Read More...]
Professional person Storytelling at "Salubria Afterwards Night" Upshot October 22 and 23
Come feel historic 1757 Salubria manor as never before as the Germanna Foundation hosts "Salubria After Nighttime," a special evening of professional … [Read More...]
Sentinel: Evening With Germanna: Spotswood'southward "Knights of the Golden Horseshoe" Expedition in 1716
Over 300 years agone in September 1716, Virginia's Lt. Governor Alexander Spotswood organized a famous expedition over the Blue Ridge mountains that came to … [Read More...]
Germanna Fall Gathering Planned
UPDATE: Registration is closed equally we've reached maximum capacity for this event. After two years of virtual Summertime Conference Reunions, Germanna is … [Read More...]
The Peter Hitt Subcontract: Uncovering Two Centuries of History on the Rappahannock River
Gifted to the Germanna Foundation between 2007 and 2017, the Peter Hitt Farm is an architectural and archaeological gem that provides a rare glimpse … [Read More...]
Germanna Archaeology Summer 2021
Germanna's archaeologists, Dr. Eric Larsen and Kelly Arford-Horne, and 2021 archaeology interns bring yous upwardly to date on the exciting discoveries of … [Read More...]
Digging for the truth at Fort Germanna
(Culpeper Star-Exponent) Many archaeologists were on mitt Sat at the Fort Germanna site in Orange County, where work is ongoing to detect new … [Read More...]
Germanna Trades Weekend Aug 21 & 22
The Germanna Foundation will host a trades weekend on the grounds of the Fort Germanna Company Heart the weekend of Baronial 21 and 22, from 10:00 am … [Read More...]
The Peopling of Germanna and Beyond
People have come to Germanna for many reasons. Initially, they came considering it was a convenient ford across the Rapidan River, and more recently to … [Read More...]
Germanna America in Embryo
This 50-minute documentary (originally on DVD) about the story of Germanna was recently uploaded to YouTube by the producer, Phil Audibert of AHHA … [Read More than...]
Explorers, Indians, Refugees, and Settlers—The Road to Germanna 1650-1714
Dennis Loba references chief sources to paint a flick of the history earlier Germanna and the forces that influenced Lt. Governor Spotswood to … [Read More...]
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 Usa Page
Call back the Germanna Foundation in your Will and Estate Plans.
Fort Germanna Company Eye, Museum & Library
2062 Germanna Highway (Road 3)
Locust Grove, VA 22508
(Next to the Germanna Community College campus)
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Fri, 10:00 am to iv:00 pm
Saturdays, 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Closed on Sundays
Out of town visitors are urged to call united states at 540-423-1700 to confirm or to make special arrangements for groups.
Follow Us
Hike Siegen Forest!
Behind the Fort Germanna Company 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 "Exit no Trace" ethos. If you savour the trails, consider donating to the Germanna Foundation to help back up their budget.
About
The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)iii nonprofit organization defended 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 every bit Salubria Estate, 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.
Source: https://germanna.org/
0 Response to "Germanna Record #21: the Willheit Family: the First Four Generations in America"
Post a Comment