Making Sauerkraut: A Pennsylvania Deitsch Tradition
It was hardly a surprise when, this past summer, my parents told me that they were going to start making their own sauerkraut. My family does, after all, have a reputation for tackling some...
Author: Andrew Hagenbuch
One Year On
In October of 2014, Hagenbuch.org was born. Since then my father, Mark Hagenbuch, and I have filled the site with over 50 articles on topics related to the Hagenbuch family, history, and genealogy. It’s...
Connecting with Our Family
One of the best parts of building this Hagenbuch family website has been connecting with relatives. Sometimes these are individuals I’ve simply lost touch with. Other times, as happened recently, these are people I’ve...
Town of Hagenbuch, Switzerland
Before Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) and his family immigrated to America in 1737, they lived in the village of Grossgartach, which today is part of Leingarten, in southern Germany. While Andreas was a native...
Hiram Hagenbuch’s Farm Rediscovered Near Milton, PA
The following article was originally published after finding the site of Hiram Hagenbuch’s (b. 1847) home in 2015. It opened a new chapter in our understanding of Hiram and his family, as well as...
Thoughts on Andreas Hagenbuch’s Last Will and Testament
On April 9, 1785 Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) signed his last will and testament. He died sometime between April 11th and September 26th of that year and was buried at the Hagenbuch Homestead in...
Andreas Hagenbuch’s Last Will and Testament
Andreas Hagenbuch died in 1785, sometime between April 11th and September 26th. (Evidence suggests he probably died in late August or early September.) He was buried in the family cemetery at the Hagenbuch homestead...
A Day Trip Through Hagenbuch Country
This article documents a trip that occurred on May 31, 2015, when I was still living in California. During visits to Pennsylvania, my father, Mark, and I would explore sites connected to our Hagenbuch...
Hagenbuch Family Birth and Baptism Frakturs
Birth and baptismal records are an important source of genealogical information. Most notably, they provide the birth dates of individuals. However, they also reveal family relationships such as parents and, in the case of...
Hagenbuch Coat of Arms
The Hagenbuch family has a unique coat of arms that, even now, is still used by the town of Hagenbuch in Switzerland. The coat of arms depicts a single beech tree surrounded by a...
