Researching Barbara Penner
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 48 people with the Penner surname? In that year Penner was ranked number 3531 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Barbara means "Foreigner, stranger" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Barbara Penner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Barbara Penner and the Penner Genealogy
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 48 people with the Penner surname in the UK? Penner is now ranked number 3997 for popularity in the UK. |
Penner Family Tree Databases
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Barbara Penner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Barbara Penner
Barbara Penner
Barbara Penner (born 1970) is an architectural historian and Professor of Architectural Humanities at the Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London. She is a specialist in the history of small spaces, specifically the bathroom and toilet, and has written on the institution of the honeymoon in 19th century North America.
Penner received her BA in English literature and history of art from McGill University in 1994, her Master of Science in architectural history from University College London in 1996, and her PhD from Birkbeck College in 2003.
Barbara has received a variety of fellowships and awards, including from The Leverhulme Trust, The Clark Art Institute, Cornell University, the Winterthur Museum and the Gilder-Lehrman Institute for American History. She has recently concluded a major Humanities in the European Research Area Joint Research Programme grant, Printing the Past: Architecture, Print Culture, and Uses of the Past in Modern Europe, led by the Oslo School of Architecture and Design, with partners from digital media lab Factum Arte, Ghent University, Leiden University, Musée d’Orsay, and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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