Our Kistler Cousins: a Teacher and a Daughter
The impetus behind me deciding to write about our Kistler family occurred over a month ago. I was thinking about people I knew from my experiences here in northern York County, Pennsylvania when I...
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Christian Hagenbuch’s Distillery Becomes Spengler Preserve
In late 2021, Northampton County acquired 112 acres of land along Nor-Bath Boulevard (Route 329) in East Allen Township, Pennsylvania. The property, purchased from the Spengler family, was added to the county’s park system...
Sherlocking the Kistlers
When Andrew and I put together an article, we look for a story that will have some interest, a historical or cultural relationship to our family, and some photos. With more resources available due...
Making Connections: Henry Hagenbuch (b. 1833) and His Descendants
How many branches of our Hagenbuch family have yet to be identified, explored, and reattached to our family tree? Tens, hundreds, or maybe more? While some are buried in the annals of history, obscured...
Our Kistler Cousins
A few weeks ago I was thinking of the Kistler family, which married into our Hagenbuch family through the patriarch Andreas Hagenbuch’s (b. 1715) daughter Christina (b. 1759). Christina’s mother was Andreas’ second wife,...
Does Food Define Heritage?
On New Year’s Day, Linda and I were supposed to have friends of ours over for the traditional Pennsylvania Dutch meal of sauerkraut, mashed potatoes, and pork. However, since it was just to be...
C. H. Hagenbuch, Druggist, Shenandoah, PA
During the 19th century, a number of Hagenbuchs entered the growing field of medicine and pharmacy. Several of these individuals and their families have been featured in previous articles. For instance, George Miller Hagenbuch...
My Uncle Charles: Now I Know You Better
To begin this last in the series on my Uncle Charles, I want to thank my first cousin, Leon Hagenbuch, for looking through the attic-found box and realizing it’s importance. I suppose to many...
John D. Hagenbuch Testifies Before Congress and Meets Samuel Gompers
On Tuesday, June 24, 1902, twenty-eight-year-old John D. Hagenbuch (b. 1874) sat before the United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor in Washington, D.C. A series of hearings had been convened to listen...
Merry Christmas in Photos
The final article in the series “My Uncle Charles” will take a brief hiatus as we celebrate Christmas with some vintage photos from the archives. Andrew and I are forever touting to save your...
