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Hitt Archaeology Center RibbonCutting Ceremony at the Germanna Foundation
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On Thursday, May 9, 2019, the Germanna Foundation officially opened its new Hitt Archaeology Center as part of its Fort Germanna Visitor Center complex in Locust Grove, Virginia, between Culpeper and Fredericksburg, VA.. • The building will be the space for cleaning, cataloging, and storage of artifacts from archaeological work at the five historic sites the Germanna Foundation stewards: Fort Germanna, Virginia Lt. Gov. Alexander Spotswood’s Enchanted Castle manor, Salubria Manor, Siegen Forest, and the Revolutionary-war era Peter Hitt Farm. • This new facility is made possible by a generous gift from Russell and Joan Hitt, who were present at the ceremony. • In January 2018, Mr. Russell Hitt provided funding and technical support for a new archaeology facility to further the expanding mission an archaeology work being done. This building grew out of the need for laboratory and artifact storage space for an ever-expanding archaeology program at Germanna. • A ground-breaking ceremony took place during the October 2018 Germanna Foundation Board meeting and the Harman Construction Company began work immediately after to create this new space for researching Germanna’s past. • Speakers included: • Timothy Sutphin, Executive Director of the Germanna Foundation • J. Marc Wheat, President of the Germanna Foundation • Raymond 'Skip' Poole, Germanna Foundation Trustee and Time Capsule Chairman (a time capsule was placed in the walls of the building, to be opened 50 years from now) • Robert Jolley, Virginia Department of Historic Resources • Dr. Eric Larsen, Germanna Foundation Archaeologist • The Germanna Foundation wishes to acknowledge and thank Russell and Joan Hitt for their generosity and support. Without this, the Hitt Archaeology Center, nor the Germanna Foundation would be where it is today. • Website: https://germanna.org • Facebook: / germannafoundation • Instagram: / germanna_foundation • ABOUT • The Germanna Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization chartered in 1956 to preserve the heritage of the earliest organized settlements of Germans in colonial Virginia in 1714 and 1717, and tells America’s story of liberty through the frontier experience of her settlers and descendants using archaeological, historical, and genealogical research and interpretation. Become a member or make a tax-deductible donation to support our mission. • • OUR STEWARDSHIP • • Fort Germanna Visitor Center, Museum Genealogy Library • • Hitt Archaeology Center • • Germanna Memorial Garden • • 170-acre Siegen Forest Hiking and Nature Trails • • 1714/1717 Fort Germanna archaeology site • • Lt Gov Alexander Spotswood's Mansion 'Enchanted Castle' archaeology site • • Historic 1757 Salubria -- Georgian-style manor house • • Revolutionary War-era Peter Hitt Farm • • Maintaining a genealogical database with over 120,000 records • • Publishing The Germanna Record series with 21 volumes
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