Tagged: Albany Township

October 20, 2015

Schambacher’s Tavern: A Real Ghost Story

The scariest ghost stories are the real ones. And while not all the facts in this one can be verified, many can be. Best of all, this particular story is connected to the Hagenbuchs...

Log House and barn at the Landis Valley Museum, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

History

January 20, 2015

Establishing the Hagenbuch Homestead

In the spring of 1738, Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715), his wife Maria Magdalena (Schmutz), and their infant son, Henry (b. 1737), settled on a swampy 200 acre parcel in the Allemaengel region of Pennsylvania....

Detail of the Allemaengel Blue Mountains Hagenbuch Homestead Berks County PA

History

January 6, 2015

Andreas Hagenbuch Acquires Land in Berks County

Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) and his family landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 18, 1737. They spent that first winter in or nearby the city. As spring approached, Andreas Hagenbuch visited the Pennsylvania Land...