The Peter Hitt Farm: Uncovering Two Centuries of History on the Rappahannock River

[@AJAXSHOW]

Thanks for sharing! Peter Hitt is my 5th great gf, Frances D Hitt my 4th great gm and Jonathan Freeman my 3rd great gf.

[@danhitt167]

This is a very informative video. Thank you so much for performing the research and presenting it. A couple of questions: (1) I presume some cores were removed from the logs in the dendrochronology process. Did the Germanna foundation retain and preserve those cores? These might be useful if there are future refinements to the technology, or if something happens to the house. (2) Can you provide any information about Russell and Joan Hitt, the donors? Is this the same as Chairman Russell Hitt (1935-2020) of Hitt Consulting of Arlington? Thanks again!

[@HistoricGermanna]

Hi Dan, the answer to your two questions is Yes. Thanks for watching!

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

I need to go home, and clean up my place! It looks terrible, why hasn’t anyone cleaned it up!?!? 😒

[@garymartin5898]

My relative.. Im a Hitt😊..Rebecca Jane Hitt

[@theopark595]

I know this is late but I've just run across this video. I'd wish it had said more about the Hitts as slaveholders. I am a descendant through Peter's son Harman, then his daughter Dinah Lawler, etc. I understand they held substantial numbers of enslaved people and think that's an important part of the story. Thank you.

[@JuaneDosesII-wj6dd]

So what if they owned slaves, what’s it to you? Why is it important? It’s apparent now that bringing Africans here at all was a huge mistake. What ever trifling bit of labor they provided certainly wasn’t worth the problems they cause today.