Key to the 18th-century Salubria Manor, which is maintained by the Germanna Foundation and where Virginia Commonwealth University students are conducting a field school @FortGermanna@GermannaArch
It’s nice when they build this HUGE brick platform and stairs just so you can take nice pictures. Today we started looking for evidence of the 18th-century porch...and we found a utility trench cutting through a possible archaeology trench cutting through a gravel and brick layer
#AncestryDNA's "Predicted Relationship: Close Family-1st cousin" **never** refers to just a 1st cousin. These matches could be a grandparent, grandchild, niece/nephew, aunt/uncle, half-sibling, or double first cousin. Analyze other clues to determine the exact relationship. #DNA
The Germanna Educational Foundation announced tonight that Mary Jane O’Neill has donated $1.5 million dollars to the college, much of it to go toward a new medical training campus at Locust Grove and enhancing health sciences training at GCC’s Barbara Fried Center in Stafford.
The "Jack of Plate" was a coat of small armor plates sewn into a canvas vest. Blacksmith Shel Browder is creating enough Jack of Plates to make armor for historical interpretation. The current count is 425! Stay tuned for the progress of this project. (📸: Cindy Deuell)
This Fri at 7p is almost sold out but there's still room at 8:30p AND on Saturday at 7p for a rare opportunity to experience #Salubria in the evening & listen to professional #storytellers:
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Come listen to professional #storytellers from Williamsburg at Salubria Manor near #Culpeper, VA. More info and purchase $15 tickets here: https://t.co/6ZMoRdsTSf
Purchase a luminary ($10; see form on webpage) which will have the veteran's name and branch of service on it. If you wish to volunteer filling and placing bags, contact us at https://t.co/4cEIAUfHbb
Germanna Foundation will be honoring veterans on Veterans Day (Nov 11) from 5-7p by placing luminaries around the Fort Germanna Visitor Center and ringing its memorial bell. All are welcome to attend this event. https://t.co/mlXclYGfao
Remember the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall at a talk given by a Cold War historian, Nov 7 at 7 pm at the Hitt Archaeology Center. Afterwards, share your remembrances of the that historic event. https://t.co/MAzUby0Hdr
Listen to spooky tales told by professional #storytellers at historic 1757 #Salubria manor Oct 25 & 26. Tickets $15 for 7 pm tour or 8:30 pm tour. https://t.co/hEPvxyNj58