Join Us! Hagenbuch Reunion: June 20, 2026 – Info & RSVP
The 77th Hagenbuch Reunion will be held on Saturday, June 20, 2026 from 11 AM to 4 PM. Below is information about the day’s events. We kindly ask that you RSVP, so we can...
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Save the Date! June 20, 2026: 77th Hagenbuch Reunion
As we did two years ago, the Hagenbuch family will gather for a reunion on Saturday, June 20, 2026. This year the event will occur at Oak Grove Lutheran Church in Danville, Pennsylvania. Oak...
An Accidental Shooting, a Monster Yam, and Dead Honey Bees
An accidental shooting, a monster yam, and dead honey bees—how can these things be related? Well, they didn’t happen to one person, but they all were once newsworthy stories about members of the Hagenbuch...
A Belated Valentine to my Grandmother
I have no recollection of ever giving my grandmother, Irene Mae (Faus) Hagenbuch (b. 1920), a Valentine’s Day card. Perhaps, I did as a child and have forgotten it. But, more likely than not,...
Ode to the Glorious Groundhog
Groundhog, woodchuck, whistle pig, or land beaver—whatever you call it—this animal is an important part of American culture. The most obvious example of that is its role in Groundhog Day, which was celebrated yesterday....
If These Walls Could Talk
If these walls could talk, what stories would they tell? This question keeps running through my mind as I decorate the house that my wife, Sara, and I bought a few months ago. The...
Homestead Cemetery Cleanup Day, 2025
Last weekend a new generation of Hagenbuchs visited the family homestead for the first time. Getting there, however, was a perfect example of Murphy’s Law. Everything that could go wrong did go wrong! We...
Christian Hagenbuch’s Last Will and Testament
Christian Hagenbuch (b. 1747) was the third son of Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715), who immigrated to America in 1737. He was born December 17, 1747 in Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania to Andreas and...
Dog Guards Fallen Boy From Death on Tracks
Searching for one thing can occasionally lead a person to encounter something unexpected and yet equally as fascinating. This has happened to me when researching families, and most recently occurred while looking for the...
Good Things Come in Threes
They say good things come in threes: three wishes, three gifts of the Magi, and for my wife, Sara, and I, three children. In August, we welcomed a third child to our family—a daughter—Rosanna...
