Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
Clarence Charles Hagenbuch was the son of Hiram Hagenbuch (b. 1847) and Mary Ann (Lindner) Hagenbuch (b. 1853); he was a great, great, great grandson of Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715). His family line is:...
By the end of 1942, Captain Glenn Everett Hagenbuch (b. 1918)—a farm boy from Illinois—was stationed in England with the Army Air Corps. (Read Part 1 in this series to learn about Glenn’s early...
There are many Hagenbuchs who have served honorably in the United States Armed Forces, dating all the way back to the sons of Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) during the Revolutionary War. These family members...
If these walls could talk, what stories would they tell? This question keeps running through my mind as I decorate the house that my wife, Sara, and I bought a few months ago. The...
Christian Hagenbuch was born on December 17, 1747 at the Hagenbuch Homestead in present-day Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Back then, Albany Township was on the frontier and still part of Philadelphia County within...
There is something delightful about old postcards—the thoughtful designs, bright colors, and embossed illustrations. Many resemble snapshot photographs, while others look more like greeting cards. About a month ago, I noticed a postcard on...
Last weekend a new generation of Hagenbuchs visited the family homestead for the first time. Getting there, however, was a perfect example of Murphy’s Law. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong! We...
Honestly, I can’t believe that another year of Hagenbuch.org has come and gone. Eleven years now—was there ever a time I was not working on genealogy and brainstorming another article for this site? As...
Christian Hagenbuch (b. 1747) was the third son of Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715), who immigrated to America in 1737. He was born December 17, 1747 in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania to Andreas and...
Searching for one thing can occasionally lead a person to encounter something unexpected and yet equally as fascinating. This has happened to me when researching families, and most recently occurred while looking for the...
They say good things come in threes: three wishes, three gifts of the Magi, and for my wife, Sara, and I, three children. In August, we welcomed a third child to our family—a daughter—Rosanna...
