Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
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...
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...
On June 4th, we received a message from Debbie Hagenbuch-Reese. First, Debbie gave us her lineage, descending through patriarch Andreas’ youngest son John (b. 1763). Then, she mentioned that she would like to attend...
Genealogy is like a giant jigsaw puzzle—one where key pieces are missing and a clear picture of what is being assembled is unknown. This article, the first in a two-part series, will examine a...
Like many Americans, our Hagenbuch family story is about leaving one place for another, often in search of a better life and new opportunities. The first part in this article series followed our family’s story...
Old newspaper articles and clippings are a great source of information for family research. Sometimes these have been saved in scrapbooks preserved in the Hagenbuch Archives. Other times, they are discovered using online research...
With some regularity, my father, Mark Hagenbuch, and I stumble upon new information or other corrections to our articles. Sometimes these are substantial enough to warrant writing an entirely new piece. However, more often...
Talking with my father the other day, he mentioned that I should begin writing a recap for the previous year of Hagenbuch.org. Really? Has another year passed already? Four years ago, this site was...
One of my goals through genealogy is to reconnect forgotten branches of the Hagenbuch family tree. During the past year, while researching the family of Christian Hagenbuch (b. 1747), his son, Joseph, was rediscovered....
Some of our Hagenbuch ancestors have left us with more mysteries than others. Christian Hagenbuch (b. 1747, d. 1812) is one of these individuals. When I first began working with my father, Mark Hagenbuch,...
