This page is devoted to photographs and other graphics and maps (such as land plats and deeds, birth certificates, wills, etc.) that relate to Germanna immigrants, the Germanna Colonies in Virginia, German villages of our ancestors, etc.. See the bottom of this page for what will be accepted for inclusion here. Also, please read the instructions for getting the photos or graphics files to me.
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Anyone is welcome to have photos or other graphics files posted here for other Germanna researchers to view and/or download. Following are the subjects accepted for this page:
Any photos or other graphics files sent to me for inclusion here must NOT be copyright material; if such photos or files ARE copyright material and you have obtained permission to post them here, you must include informtion in your email to me that shows this permission. If the photos or files belong to you, you must state in your email that you give your permission to have them posted here. If you or the copyright owners wish, I will include a short line of copyright information with the pictures or graphics.
If you have a scanner, you may scan the graphics yourself and send them to me as an attachment to an email. Scan at 760 dpi resolution, in .JPG format, then use Winzip or PKZip to compress the files into one .ZIP file.
If you don't own a scanner, you may send your photos, or copies thereof, to me via US Postal Service mail. My mailing address is:
You can reach me by phone at (865)470-4853.
If you have questions about exactly what is allowed, how to prepare photos or graphics files for transmission to me for inclusion on this page, etc., click here to send me your message. Thank You! (George W. Durman, webmaster.)
George W. Durman
925 Kevin Rd.
Knoxville, TN 37923-2540
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