Hagenbuch family history & genealogy
Recently, an artifact of Hagenbuch history was discovered and returned to the family. This was the birth and baptismal Fraktur of Anna Elizabeth Hagenbuch (b. 1754, d. 1825). More accurately termed a Taufschein, only...
Cabbage was one of the staples of the Hagenbuchs and other Pennsylvania Deitsch families. Most notably, it was fermented in order to make sauerkraut. However, there are other ways our Deitsch ancestors used cabbage...
For the past year and a half, since Andrew had the idea that our Hagenbuch genealogy should be shared on the Internet through weekly articles, a new awakening has occurred for me. I’ve shared...
Pennsylvania has long been recognized for its Deitsch people and their distinct culture. Arriving in the Americas in 1737, Andreas Hagenbuch and his family were part of one of the earliest waves of German...
If family historians only worked with names and dates, they would not get to know the type of people their ancestors really were. Many of us have photos of our relatives and ancestors back...
On May 12, 1852 Timothy Hagenbuch died at the age of 47 years old. He never married and had no children. Family trees are known as such because they branch and grow as children...
It was hardly a surprise when, this past summer, my parents told me that they were going to start making their own sauerkraut. My family does, after all, have a reputation for tackling some...
Several days ago, my wife Linda and I attended a special showing of nativities at a church near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Over 500 nativity scenes or creches were displayed. Many were traditional and made of...
The first few generations of the Hagenbuch family in America spoke a German dialect. This is evident from their wills which were written in Sütterlin – a form of German cursive script. German appears...
The article, Inventory of Andreas Hagenbuch’s Estate, includes a piece of primary research which gives us an understanding of the clothing and household goods that Andreas owned at the time of his death. Certainly...
