BARGER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
BARGER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY
Friends and family are welcome to use any information provided in these pages. The sources are many, and are noted where possible, but researchers are encouraged to verify facts.
Please feel free to contact the Barger Family History Society and those members who have provided contact information. If you would like to submit information to be posted here, please provide copies of documents and/or sources, if available.
Sharing information with other family history researchers is the best way to find cousins you seeking and to find information that has long been hidden in family Bibles, newspapers and public records.
We will attempt to make all the information available on line as quickly as possible.
MAJOR BARGER FAMILY LINES
FAMILY GROUP SHEET ARCHIVES
POOLING OUR RESEARCH EFFORTS
Over 600 family historians have contributed data to this website to help eachother discover the facts about their Barger family roots. Membership in the Barger Family History Society is free and open to everyone interested in the history of the various Barger families. In the 1990 census, there were fewer than 6,000 Barger families in the United States, yet many of us have lost track of our mutual relations. By pooling our knowledge and promoting and the highest standards of surname research, we hope to provide a useful resource for all Barger-related families, even those with variant spellings, such as Bargar, Barrigar, Berger, Berrier, Shufflebarger, Wolfenbarger, Fronabarger and others.
BARGER FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETY BACKGROUND
In January of 1998, this Barger Family History Society webpage was launched on the world wide web by Susan Barger Donahue, a genealogy instructor at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, to provide a point of contact for those interested in Barger family research. In May of 1999, the webpage was designated an official Surname Resource Center and registered with the Surname Web. Since that time, the Barger Family Hisory Society has affiliated with the Rootsweb organization to provide a more interactive communication system. In March of 2000, the organization relocated to Lincoln, Nebraska where Susan Barger Donahue continues to administer this website and promotes interest in genealogy by conducting a family history program for the City of Lincoln Department of Parks and Recreation. Descendants of various lines of the Barger families in the United States, Australia, New Zeland, Canada, South Africa, Germany, France and Holland have contacted the society, and membership continues to grow each month.
MORE SOURCES OF BARGER INFORMATION
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Rootsweb Resources |
Barger Family Cemeteries |
Barger Cousins Corner |
Barger Burial Sites |
Pre-1830 Census Records |
Bibliographic Notes |
HOW TO BECOME A MEMBER
Membership in the Barger Family History Society is free and open to all family members and others who wish to participate in the exchange of Barger familiy information. There are no dues, fees or charges for any services or information provided by the Barger Family History Society. You are encouraged to post messages and images, and to correspond with other Barger Family History Society members and family reseachers. All you have to do to join is enter your e-mail address at this Yahoo! Groups logo.
BARGER ROOTSWEB MAILING LIST FOR SERIOUS FAMILY HISTORIANS
There is a new and better way to keep in touch with all the most active Barger family researchers! You can subscribe to the Barger mailing list by sending a message which contains the word "subscribe" (no quotation marks) and nothing else, to The Barger Rootsweb Mailing List, using the link provided below. Should you ever need to remove yourself from the list, simply send a message containing only the word "unsubscribe" to the same list. A link is also provided below for your convenience in posting messages and queries to the list at Barger-L@Rootsweb.com. Messages sent there will be automatically forwarded to all subscribers, and a copy will even be sent to you for reference. Communicating with so many family researchers at one time has never been easier! This will be a wonderful way for you to all keep in touch. Use the Barger mail list to find lost cousins, discover other researchers working on your family, post queries, answer queries, make anouncements and to pass on information to others. Have fun!
Subscribe to the Barger Rootsweb Mailing List |
Post Messages to the Barger Rootsweb Mailing List |
Barger-L@rootsweb.com Message Archive Index |
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SUPPORT ROOTWEB
We support RootsWeb, and encourage everyone else to do the same, if they so choose. The Rootsweb folks believe in keeping genealogy on the World Wide Web FREE. What is RootsWeb? RootsWeb is many things, but most of all, it is a genealogical data cooperative. It provides space for transcripts of records, all indexed and easy to access. Rootsweb is also host to hundreds of mailing lists for locations and surnames, including our Barger list, as well as special interest sites. Many of the databases and services are free to users, but we highly recommend supporting their efforts by subscribing to Rootsweb. (See link below). You will be a contributing to a grand genealogical resource, and will help them continue to provide a wonderful service to genealogists.
BARGER ARTS & GIFTS
Kathrine Barger's Art |
Barger Academy of Fine Arts |
Artist Peter Barger's Prints & More |
Joan Barger - Nebraska Artist |
Family Crests, Mugs, Etc. |
I would like to announce that there is a Barger DNA project available to male decendants that carry the Barger surname. This test would be able to prove or disprove a link between different Barger groups. The more who enter the surname project the more matches we can make between families. If you are interested in DNA testing go to www.familytree.com to get a better idea of what it all means.
Here is a link directly to the Barker/Barger surname group. This is through family tree DNA. It is $99.00 to take a 12 marker test if you go through the surname project (this is a significantly reduced price). With a 12 marker test you would be able to prove a relationship with a person of the same last name. This test will give you a general point of origin i.e. Europe or Asia. It will not tell you if you are of Jewish, American Indian decent etc. There is the option to upgrade to more markers now or in the future to open up more possibilities.
Currently there are two Bargers in the project both from the line of Thomas Barger from Ireland. If anyone has results from another test provider they can enter them into this project. This could be a wonderful tool.
