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...
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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,...
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...
