A Corn Cutting Conundrum: Examining an Unlabeled Photo
A few weeks ago a opened a briefcase I had found in the Hagenbuch Archives. Inside, it was full of papers, photographs, and other ephemera. One of those items was a picture of Boyd...
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Lost Picture Found: Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hagenbuch
In February of 2018, I found on eBay a hand-colored photograph of a man and woman with their dog. The back was labeled “Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hagenbuch.” I wrote to my father, Mark,...
Ford “Huck” Hagenbuch and His Ohio Roots
I recently stumbled upon an obituary for Ford “Huck” Hagenbuch from 2011. I wasn’t familiar with Huck, and I was surprised to hear that he had spent many years living in Gilroy, California—a town...
Finding the Hagenbuch Brothers, Clothiers of Easton
A few days ago, I saw an old trade card advertisement being sold on eBay. The card was from the late 19th century and depicted a cat dressed with a bow around its neck...
Connections Rekindled at the 77th Family Reunion
Last Saturday was the 77th Hagenbuch Reunion at Oak Grove Lutheran Church and, by most accounts, it was a success! Planning a family reunion is never simple, and then there are the aspects we...
Margaretha (Hagenbuch) Mosser and Our Musser Cousins
In his 1884 history of the Hagenbuch family, Enoch Hagenbuch (b. 1814) wrote of his aunt: One of Michael’s daughters, Margaretta [sic], married Jacob Mosser. She was born Oct. 23, 1779. They moved to...
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...
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,...
