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Welcome to the Gerber Family of Langnau website.  Specifically, this website is dedicated to the Gerber family who can trace their lineage back to the farm called Vorder Giebel.

NEW!  Click here to see the history of our Anabaptist (Mennonite) ancestors in Switzerland, the grueling persecution they endured, and the man named Hans Burki from whom Michael Gerber purchased Giebel (Gibel). 

We strongly recommend that you register for a new user account.  For security purposes, much of the data regarding living individuals on this site is restricted unless you log in, so we encourage you to apply.  Once your registration is approved, you may be given permission to view additional information on living persons as well as see various photographs and documents.  It will also help us to add information about your family if you so desire.  When family gatherings are scheduled, we will also be able to use your registration information to contact you via email.

How can you help?  We would like for you to update our records.  Below are links that will help you determine what kind of information is helpful.  If you have stories or photographs of individuals, please share them with us.  Also check out our "Most Wanted" page to see if you can help give us information on difficult to research individuals.