A Decade of Stories
Never in my wildest dreams would I have believed on October 30, 2014, ten years ago, that articles about our family history and related topics would have mushroomed into a huge volume of information....
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Ten Years On
A decade ago in the summer of 2014, I was living in California and filled with thoughts of my Pennsylvania family and the lives of our ancestors. I knew that years before, my father,...
The Stories Go On and On and On
The scenarios could have been very different over the past 50 plus years. I may have had no interest in our Hagenbuch family’s history. Uncle Perce may have never latched on to me as...
Bolstering Beechroots with Hagenbuchs, Sheffers, Irvins, and Hymeses
As we approach the end of the tenth year of writing articles for Hagenbuch.org (yes, that will be 520 articles!), Andrew and I have discussed, “Where are we going from here?” The impetus of...
Judy Hymes: A Hagenbuch Genealogist
I really can’t pinpoint when I decided to begin my second wave of researching and recording of the Hagenbuch family history; but it was sometime soon after Linda and I were married in December...
Looking Back at Homer and Irene’s 60th Wedding Anniversary
Love grows more tremendously full, swift, poignant, as the years multiply – Zane Grey On December 21st of this year, Linda and I will celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary. Because of my precarious health...
A Memorable 76th Family Reunion
When we plan an event and it is a success, we say to ourselves, “Well, how do we top that? What can we do next time to make it even better?” In reviewing all...
The Michigan Unknowns Are Identified!
As I prepared to write this article, I was reminded of the Bible parable of the shepherd and the lost lamb. The shepherd searched and searched until the lamb was found. He did not...
First Gifts
As I have mentioned over and over, I remember starting into genealogy as a boy and looking at lists of Hagenbuch names, dates, and places from various sources. Back then, one could buy a...
Our Family Tree: Five Decades of Progress and Counting!
After dealing with our family history for 55 years, I have noticed some things about our genealogical efforts compared to others. This is all about “no brag, just fact” as our Hagenbuch family research...
