Christian Hagenbuch was born on December 17, 1747 at the Hagenbuch Homestead in present-day Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. Back then, Albany Township was on the frontier and still part of Philadelphia County within...
The story of our family includes more than just Hagenbuchs. When a couple marries, a new family is connected to ours. Close friends, baptism sponsors, and business partners form other types of alliances too....
In the previous article about the military service of Andreas’ family, readers were reminded that “big doings” are happening over the next eight years in relation to our country’s founding—our 250th anniversary! I remember...
As I prepared to write more about the friends of Andreas Hagenbuch, I thought, “If only Facebook was available in the 1700s and Andreas and his family were on it. We would know who...