One Good Photo: The Heinly Family
Photographs are so important to genealogists. They give us a window into the world of the past—something that names and dates just can’t do. Often, we pull out a photograph of long ago and...
Photographs are so important to genealogists. They give us a window into the world of the past—something that names and dates just can’t do. Often, we pull out a photograph of long ago and...
In August of 1839, Timothy Hagenbuch of Albany Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania sent a letter to his brother, Enoch, who was living in the town of Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana. This wonderful letter was...
Food is an important part of our Hagenbuch family, and numerous recipes have been featured on this site over the years. One cookbook that we have mentioned a few times is Pennsylvania Dutch Country...
Below is a continuation of the story of the Lutheran pietist book, Wahren Christentum (True Christianity) written by Johann Arndt, which was willed to John Hagenbuch (b. 1763) by his father, Andreas Hagenbuch (b. 1715)....
This article was written by guest author William L. Mangold, the great great grandson of William S. Hagenbuch. Last year, my wife Kathleen gave me a DNA kit for my birthday. The results provided...
Piecing together family history is rarely a simple task. The further one goes back through time, the less there is to work from. Memories fade, photographs are lost, and documents are destroyed. Precious little...