There’s More to the Story
Our Hagenbuch genealogy remains a work in progress. Look back at this site’s earliest articles and you will likely find an inconsistent detail or unfinished story. When my father, Mark, and I first began...
This Week's Article From the Beech Grove
Picture Perfect: Family in Photos
The Hagenbuch photo archives are massive. I have drawers of photos. I have boxes of photos, and I have folders filled with photos. Some are filed by family, but many are stored as a...
Taufscheine for Norman Hagenbuch and Maggie Linsenbigler
A few weeks ago, I was leafing through a book my father, Mark, had given to me: To These Parents: A Compendium of Pennsylvania German Taufscheine, Volume One. One Taufschein—a birth and baptism document—caught...
Searching for Robert, Walter, Righter, and Agnes
As Andrew and I continue to write articles about our Hagenbuch family, we find Hagenbuchs who never appeared on the radar during the first 50 years of my research. Never in my wildest dreams...
Family Events of the 1700s with Historical Context
We can learn a lot from history—and if you’re reading this site, then I suspect that you already agree with this statement. Yet, sometimes a single family event from the past provides only a...
Hagenbuch Coat of Arms Revisited
In early June, Andrew received a message from Jacob Robison who asked some questions about our family’s DNA tests and also about the Hagenbuch coat of arms. He was curious if we had any...
Tragedy in the William B. Hagenbuch Family
Earlier this year, we received a message from Susan (Irwin) Mendenhall that included the following: I stumbled upon your website and have looked at your wonderful Beechroots tree! Sadly, you are missing my great...
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...
What Unites Us
What unites us as a family? In 2022, during my talk at the 75th Hagenbuch Reunion, I took a few guesses. I began with the most obvious thing that we all share: the Hagenbuch...
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...
