Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
Along with being an important genealogy resource, cemeteries enable us to remember and connect with those who those from previous generations. In my family, we enjoy visiting the graves of loved ones and picnicking...
When I started this series several weeks ago, my thought was to interest readers in questions that we have about our ancestors. Along with that would be a meal that I would share with...
In September of 1841, Timothy Hagenbuch (b. 1804) of Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania mailed a letter to his brother, Daniel (b. 1816), who was living in Delaware County, Indiana. This letter and another...
My previous dinners were with ancestors whom I had never met, ancestors who lived long before me. This dinner is with my great aunt, Kathryn (Hagenbuch) Roat, and my great uncle, Percy Hagenbuch. These...
Late in the summer of 1841, Timothy Hagenbuch wrote a letter to his younger brother, Daniel. Daniel was 25 years old and living in Delaware County, Indiana. He had moved there in 1840 to...
I had an interesting meal and visit with my 5th great grandfather, Andreas Hagenbuch. For my next dinner I will travel forward about 100 years to break bread with my great great grandmother, Rebecca...
In late 2018, I stumbled upon the Find-A-Grave page for Private James H. Hagenbuch (b. 1922). That evening I wrote to my father: Hey Dad, While working on my article I found what is...
In 1981, a movie was released entitled My Dinner With Andre. The story line is about two friends who have not seen each other for five years. They sit down to dinner in a...
James H. Hagenbuch (b. 1922) died on June 7, 1944, after engaging German soldiers just south of Dead Man’s Corner in Normandy, France. James served in Company A (Able Company) of the 506th Parachute...
Unfortunately, due to the coronavirus, we had to reschedule the 2020 reunion until next year. A tentative date of June 26, 2021 has been set. This is not unprecedented as the reunion has been...
