This Week's Article From the Beech Grove
In the previous article on Hage’s Market owned by David and Joe Hagenbuch in West Virginia, the brothers’ ancestry was outlined. This Hagenbuch family first moved from Northampton County, PA to Columbia County, PA...
In 18th-century America, before cotton was king, flax was the fiber that ruled the fields. Used to weave linen fabric, people depended upon quality flax for a number of textile products—shirts, tablecloths, breeches, sheets,...
It is probably not common knowledge among most of our readers that there are Hagenbuchs who own a food market in Ridgeley, West Virginia. Hage’s Market was started in 2005. It is owned and...
How did Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715, d. 1785), his immediate family, and his descendants make a living in the 18th and early 19th centuries? Today, we develop skills, find jobs, and build careers in...
Once again I am writing an article that has many names, dates, and places attached to it. It may not be as thought provoking as other subjects, but it is necessary so that we...
Rita Ann (Hagenbuch) Waldron died on December 20, 2022 in Springfield, Ohio. She was 101 and would have been 102 on January 2nd. She was predeceased by her husband, Willis, who passed away in...
I possess this imagination that can take me back to past times and places and wonder what may have transpired. I am not a science fiction/futurist type of fellow. Since a child I have...
In the town where I live, 12 houses along one street coordinate their holiday decorations. If you guessed that the theme of their ornaments is “The Twelve Days of Christmas,” you are correct! In...
As Christmas approaches, each year for the past several years my wife, Linda, has made evergreen wreaths to give to friends, to hang outside at our abode, and to place on relatives’ gravesites. These...
A few weeks ago, I read a story about a man who suspected that he was not the father of his daughter. The little girl had brown eyes, when both parents had blue eyes....