Join Us for the 50th Annual Apgar Family Reunion!

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Join Us for the 50th Annual Apgar Family Reunion!

For fifty years, the Apgar Family Association has brought together generations of
cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and friends to celebrate something that grows
more meaningful with each passing year: family.

This September, we are excited to celebrate this remarkable milestone at our
50th Annual Apgar Family Reunion.

Friday, September 18, 2026

We will kick off the weekend with a brand new Friday evening social gathering from
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM. It is a relaxed opportunity to reconnect with
family, meet relatives you may have only heard about, and enjoy an evening together
before the reunion.

Saturday, September 19, 2026

The reunion continues from 10:00 AM to 3:30 PM with genealogy,
family history, guest presentations, fellowship, and plenty of time to catch up
with relatives from near and far.

We will also once again offer a virtual attendance option for those who are unable
to travel.

Reunion Location

Zion Lutheran Church Education Building
18 Miller Street
Oldwick, NJ 08858

Whether you have attended every reunion or it has been years since your last one,
we would love to welcome you. Every conversation, every shared story, and every new
face helps preserve a tradition that has connected our family for half a century.

As we celebrate our first fifty reunions, we also look ahead to the generations who
will gather long after us. Thank you to everyone who has helped preserve our family’s
story and keep this tradition alive.

Registration Is Now Open

Please register by Saturday, September 5, 2026 to help us plan
attendance, lunch, dues, and payments.


Click here to register for the 2026 Apgar Family Reunion

Additional reunion information, updates, and program details will be posted at
www.apgarfamily.org.

We cannot wait to celebrate this golden anniversary with all of you!

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Exclusive Ancestry® All Access Memberships for Paid AFA Members

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One of the many benefits of being a paid member of the Apgar Family Association (AFA) is access to our shared Ancestry® All Access memberships, Ancestry’s highest level of family history subscription. All Access includes the complete Ancestry record collections, plus access to Fold3® military records and Newspapers.com® Basic, giving you powerful tools to research your family history.

The AFA currently has two memberships available for use by paid members.

Access is offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Members may reserve a subscription for a two-week research period. If there isn’t a waiting list, you’re welcome to request additional time.

Not yet a paid AFA member? Join today using our online membership form: https://form.jotform.com/262036585788168

To reserve an Ancestry membership or ask questions, please contact John C. Apgar III, President of the Apgar Family Association at john@apgar.co.

Whether you’re tracing your Apgar ancestry or exploring another branch of your family tree, you never know what fascinating discoveries are waiting to be found.

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Help Us Build the Next Apgar Family Newsletter!

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The Apgar Family Association newsletter has always been one of the best ways for us to stay connected across generations and across the miles. To help make this year’s edition more personal, engaging, and family-focused, we’re inviting everyone to contribute!

Do you have:

• Family news or updates?
• Recent travels or adventures?
• Milestones, celebrations, or achievements?
• Old family photos or memories?
• Stories about relatives past or present?
• Reunion memories or announcements?

We’d love to include them.

To make submissions easy, we have created a simple Google Form where you can share your content, photos, stories, and updates for consideration in the upcoming newsletter.
Please submit your contributions here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc8IJW4RNsKNPS8GH36DomUyhsKuo84...$

Whether it’s a short update, a treasured memory, or a few family photos, every contribution helps preserve and strengthen our family's story.
Thank you for helping keep the Apgar family connection alive for future generations!

Identification of Graves on the Apgar Homestead

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The video documenting the search for graves on the Apgar Homestead have been uploaded to YouTube. Be sure to check out our new YouTube channel: ApgarFamily.

This video was shown at the 2008 Apgar Family Reunion. The following article concerning the graves appeared in our Summer 2006 newsletter.


The "Apgar Homestead" is situated just south of the Town of Cokesbury in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. The remains of the immigrant patriarchs of the Apgar family were interred there more than two centuries ago. A mystery, until now, was exactly where they were buried.

The current deed to the property on which the "Homestead" was built, includes a statement "excepting out of the premises above described one square rood, where Harbert Apgar, deceased, is buried." However, a further notation states that: "There is no physical evidence of a grave on Lot 1.02."

In 2005, we arranged for a geophysical survey of the property and identified three graves. They are about 100 feet from the back of the homestead. Because of the arrangement of the graves and other family records, we believe that they are the final resting places of Fritz Epgert, his wife Anna Eva Schaefer, and his oldest son, Herbert. Arrangements to place permanent markers on the graves is being discussed with David Mills, the owner of the homestead.

Apgars In America Who are Making or Made a Difference in America

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From the Name Game played at the 2015 Annual Reunion.

  1. William (Bill) Apgar, Ph.D. -- Assist. Sec. of Housing-HUD-FHA, now senior scholar at the Kennedy School of Government-Harvard.
  2. Virginia Apgar -- Developed a simple procedure using last name to determine the health of newborns.
  3. Peter Apgar (1.2) -- Served with the 4th Regiment in Revolutionary War.
  4. Conrad Apgar -- Ran a Tavern in Cokesbury and was a wagoner for the Continental Army.
  5. Mahlon Apgar IV -- Assistant Secretary of the Army, 1998, Established at West Point/Naval/Air Force Academy-The Apgar Medallion & Excellence in Teaching Award.
  6. Garry Apgar, PhD -- PhD in History from Yale University author of book "Mickey Mouse: Emblem of the American Spirit".
  7. Jacob M. Apgar -- Served in the Mexican-American War.
  8. Milo B. Apgar -- Settled in Montana, established Apgar Village.
  9. Charles E. Apgar -- Known as the "Wireless Wizard".
  10. Robert Apgar Champine -- On the Wall of Honor at the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC.
  11. James Apgar, BA, MA -- American Bach Soloist- BA Yale, MA Berkeley.
  12. Jonathan Apgar, Esq. -- 23rd Judicial Circuit Judge 1997-2013; moonlights as a Jazz Singer.
  13. Mike Apgar (7.1.7.9.1.3.1.3) -- Co-founder of Ookl-Speedtest.net measures broadband speed for Fortune 500 companies.
  14. Austin C. Apgar -- Published books on Trees/ Birds used at many colleges and universities.
  15. Edgar K. Apgar -- Influenced the nomination of Grover Cleveland for 22nd President of the United States.

Album Finds New Home

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Mary Donnellan via Wayne Apgar

This album was found in 2007 in an Adirondack Camp called the Owls Nest, which is located off 4 H road in North River, NY. The cabin was built in 1930.

Since posting this over four years ago, no one has claimed ownership. Shortly it will be on it's way to the Hunterdon County Historical Society in Flemington NJ, where it will be maintained in it's manuscript collection.

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