The House Along the Allemaengel Road, Part 1
On March 25, 1738, Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715) received a warrant for 200 acres of land in a corner of what is today Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. This place was the at edge...
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My Dinner With: Andreas Hagenbuch
In 1981, a movie was released entitled My Dinner With Andre. The story line is about two friends who have not seen each other for five years. They sit down to dinner in a...
Michael Hagenbuch, Last Family Owner of the Homestead
Michael Hagenbuch was born on December 20, 1805 and died on August 9, 1855 at the age of 49 years old. He was the last Hagenbuch to own the family homestead in Albany Township,...
Bacon Stone of Albany Township, Berks County
Andreas Hagenbuch and his family arrived in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania in 1738. Here, they established a homestead along with a new life in the American colonies. Albany Township is situated within the...
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....
