Lost Picture Found: Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hagenbuch
In February of 2018, I found on eBay a hand-colored photograph of a man and woman with their dog. The back was labeled “Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hagenbuch.” I wrote to my father, Mark,...
Category: Family
Ford “Huck” Hagenbuch and His Ohio Roots
I recently stumbled upon an obituary for Ford “Huck” Hagenbuch from 2011. I wasn’t familiar with Huck, and I was surprised to hear that he had spent many years living in Gilroy, California—a town...
Finding the Hagenbuch Brothers, Clothiers of Easton
A few days ago, I saw an old trade card advertisement being sold on eBay. The card was from the late 19th century and depicted a cat dressed with a bow around its neck...
Our Musser Cousins, Part 2
As described in part one in this series, our Hagenbuch family is more than just Andreas (b. 1715), Henry (b. 1737), Michael (b. 1746), and our other male ancestors. There are just as many...
Margaretha (Hagenbuch) Mosser and Our Musser Cousins
In his 1884 history of the Hagenbuch family, Enoch Hagenbuch (b. 1814) wrote of his aunt: One of Michael’s daughters, Margaretta [sic], married Jacob Mosser. She was born Oct. 23, 1779. They moved to...
For Posterity: Moving the Hagenbuch Archives
The Hagenbuch Archives are a repository of photographs, documents, genealogy books, newspaper clippings, letters, and other ephemera related to our Hagenbuch family. They were begun by my late father, Mark, in the 1970s and...
Mineral Spring Discovered by Heman Hagenbaugh
On Thursday, June 19, 1873 it was reported that Heman Hagenbaugh had discovered a mineral spring on his farm near Burr Oak, Michigan. The Detroit Advertiser and Tribune published the following details under the...
Wishing You a Peaceful Thanksgiving
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...
Dog Guards Fallen Boy From Death on Tracks
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...
Good Things Come in Threes
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...
