Tagged: Hagenbuch Archives

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For Posterity: Moving the Hagenbuch Archives

The Hagenbuch Archives are a repository of photographs, documents, genealogy books, newspaper clippings, letters, and other ephemera related to our Hagenbuch family. They were begun by my late father, Mark, in the 1970s and...

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The Letter Archives

I like writing letters and receiving letters. It’s a shame that we’ve lost the art of letter-writing and saving correspondence. –Elizabeth McGovern, actress in Downton Abbey. Andrew and I often refer to the Hagenbuch...

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Can You Document That?

During our 2024 family Thanksgiving festivities in my Colonial Room, I noticed that the grandchildren were playing some old-timey games from my game cupboard. My son-in-law, Nelson, was playing pick-up sticks with his daughter,...

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Kathryn’s Book

As I’ve mentioned before, I’m in possession of many historical items that belonged to the Hagenbuchs and other related families. Andrew and I continue to collect items. These include: a privy bottle, a fraktur,...