Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
There is something delightful about old postcards—the thoughtful designs, bright colors, and embossed illustrations. Many resemble snapshot photographs, while others look more like greeting cards. About a month ago, I noticed a postcard on...
One of the many wonderful things about this site is how it brings people together and permits them to share information. Many times this is about loved ones or connections to the Hagenbuch family....
A few weeks ago, I was searching Google for a document related to our Hagenbuch family. I can’t remember exactly what I was looking for now, but I often use search engines to find...
On January 30, 1890, 26-year-old Elmer J. Hagenbaugh was arrested in Los Gatos, California. He was charged with grand larceny and accused of stealing $206 of books (around $7,000 today) from the State Library...
Our Hagenbuch genealogy remains a work in progress. Look back at this site’s earliest articles and you will likely find an inconsistent detail or unfinished story. When my father, Mark, and I first began...
Four generations before me, my great great grandfather William Hagenbuch (b. 1807) had a first cousin named Michael (b. 1815) who changed his last name to “Hagenbaugh.” William and Michael had fathers who were...
I have taken some liberty with an oft-used phrase about birds in hands and bushes. If it caught your eye, then it did its job! We know that our last name is pronounced and...
Harold F. Sechler (b. 1923, d. 2018), my first cousin twice removed, saved recipes. He cut them from newspapers, wrote them on scraps of paper, and held onto promotional recipe booklets. His collection of...
In a previous article, Andrew traced our family’s migration throughout Pennsylvania and then west. One family that made the great jump was that of John Vance “JV” Hagenbuch, who was born in 1845 and...
Once again I am writing an article that has many names, dates, and places attached to it. It may not be as thought provoking as other subjects, but it is necessary so that we...
