This Week's Article From the Beech Grove
How do you capture your family memories? Digital files, printed photographs, film negatives, and magnetic tape are some common methods. Each has its pros and cons, but perhaps none is more fragile than magnetic...
It seems there are a lot of words being written about this year’s Hagenbuch reunion to be held on June 15, 2024 at Hidlay Church. And why not? The location is at a different...
Where did Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) build his house after settling upon the Hagenbuch Homestead property in 1741? For decades, my father, Mark, and I have pondered this question. In 2016, I summarized what...
Seventy three Hagenbuch family reunions were held until it was reorganized in 2018 bringing us all back together. We wanted to invite not just the descendants of William (b. 1807) and Rebecca (Muffley) Hagenbuch,...
A few weeks ago, my father, Mark, and I took a 300 mile day trip around central Pennsylvania. We had a full schedule of activities planned, including visits to historic sites, family churches, and...
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...
One of the most exciting parts of the genealogical work that Andrew and I do is when someone reads one of our articles and then they write to us offering more information about their...
The 76th Hagenbuch Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 15, 2024 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Below is information about the day’s events. We kindly ask that you RSVP, so we can...
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...