Jeanne Ruczhak Eckman

Finished reading The First Witch of Boston. Based on the true story of Margaret “Maggie” Jones. Sad read. #booksky

Finished Weyward by Emilia Hart today. What an argument for Ancestral Healing. Great story. #booksky #audiobooks

Adding to my “to read” list!

Hello August!
Do you have a specific ancestor or region you are seeking out this month?
#AncestralPassages #genealogy #genealogyresearch

Grateful for the Chester County History Center and for the young man who carried out my goodies yesterday ! #Genealogy #localhistory #bookwormproblems

Happy Mother's Day. Remembering all the moms, aunts, grandmothers, and friends. #MothersDay

Baseball cards are a big collector item. Have been for ages. Just learned players of the Negro League did not have cards here in US like white counterparts. Their cards were made mostly in Cuba! #history #baseball #NegroLeague #ChesterCountyHistoryCenter

Zoomed into "When the Negro Leagues Came to Chester County", presented tonight by the Chester County History Center #ChesterCountyPA #history

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - Native American proverb.
#EarthDay #NativeAmericanProverb

Thank you. Tho it will always be too short when #genealogists get chatting!

Schuylkill County Almshouse An almshouse is essentially a poorhouse, a house poor people went when no family would take them or if they had no one. The Schuylkill County Almshouse was established in 1811, built in 1833 in Schuyl...

An almshouse is essentially a poorhouse, a house poor people went when no family would take them. The Schuylkill County Almshouse wasbuilt in 1833 in Schuylkill Haven, and finally demolished in 2011. Read more at: ancestralpassages.com/f/schuylkill...
#localhistory #SchuylkillCountyPA

Happy birthday, Mary Theresa O'Flaherty As we close out Women’s History Month & Irish History Month, it seems only fitting to introduce you to Mary Theresa. Oh no – not my daughter! She is still alive and (mostly) well. My grandbabies, her ...

As we close out Women’s History Month & Irish History Month, it seems only fitting to introduce you to my great grandaunt Mary Theresa O’Flaherty Rogers. ancestralpassages.com/f/happy-birt... #OFlaherty #IrishHeritageMonth #WomensHistoryMonth

Attending "Pathfinder: How Chester County's Ann Preston Blazed the Trail for Woman Doctors". A webinar hosted by Chester County Historical Society. #WomensHistoryMonth #WomenDoctors #history

"Attending" Start Your Family History Journey for Free with MyHeritage by Diane Henriks. ... not a fan of AI. To make someone nod or wink or whatever just seems ... made up. IMHO. #genealogy #familyhistory

Attending The Influence of Free and Cheap Land on Migration by Annette Burke Lyttle, CG - a BCG webinar hosted by MyHeritage. #colonialamerica #genealogy

"Attending" Explore Your Ethnic Roots with MyHeritage's Improved DNA Ethnicity Model, v2.5 by Ethel Vol. You can attend these free webinars at www.Familytreewebinars.com
#geneaology #DNA #genetics

Coal Employment Records on Ancestry Ancestry.com has a great research tool called "Card Catalog." One of the documents included is the "Pennsylvania, US, Coal Employment Records, 1900-1954."

Ancestry has a great research tool called "Card Catalog." One of the documents included is the "Pennsylvania, US, Coal Employment Records, 1900-1954." Read the full article here: ancestralpassages.com/f/coal-emplo...
#coalminers #IrishHeritageMonth #genealogy

My family has me beating my head against a wall. So, I wanted to research an Austrian immigrant named Julia Legeny. I first met Julia through her daughter, Rose Mary, who married Stephen Andrew Kaba. Read more at: ancestralpassages.com/f/julia-lege...
#immigration #WomensHistoryMonth

Katherine Dee and Her Sister Ellen Kathryn Dee was born in Ireland on 23 April 1869 to James and Mary Lommers Dee. She immigrated to America in 1884, when she was 15 years old.

Kathryn Dee was born in Ireland on 23 April 1869 to James and Mary Lommers Dee. Little is known of Kathryn. In looking thru the Chester County Archives and numerous other online resources, I found her sister! ancestralpassages.com/f/katherine-... #WomensHistoryMonth #IrishHeritageMonth #genealogy

Alice Kent Schooler was the first female architectural historian in Chester County, PA. She essentially developed the best practices standard for historic preservation. ancestralpassages.com/f/alice-kent...
#WomensHistoryMonth #chestercountypa #historicpreservation

Nora Kilpatrick, Irish lass to servant to housewife to widow
ancestralpassages.com/f/nora-kilpa...
#WomensHistoryMonth #IrishHeritageMonth #kilpatrick #genealogy

March is Women's History Month. Celebrate with us - Introduce us to your female ancestors! Below is my grandmother (far left), her mother, and my great great grandmothers. Meet a few of the Walsh, O'Flaherty & Durkin women. #genealogy #WomensHistoryMonth #IrishHeritageMonth

Thank you

Interesting project idea. Question - could a minor actually claim ownership?

On this day, 26 February 1832 Tsar Nicholas I abolished and replaced the Polish constitution. By doing so he declared Poland and Russia to be one nation.
#OnThisDay #PolandHistory #russianhistory #HistoryRepeats

On this day, 25 February 1870, Hiram R. Revels is sworn in as 1st black member of Congress as US Senator from Mississippi. ancestralpassages.com/f/hiram-r-re...
#BlackHistoryMonth #Mississippi #OnThisDay

Fancy Nancy and Her Family History Nancy and her class are learning about Ancestors and she has to give a short report at school. Her ancestors led ordinary lives, which Nancy interprets as boring, so she embellishes on her report. Tha...

Nancy's class is learning about Ancestors. She has to give a report at school. Her ancestors led ordinary lives, which Nancy interprets as boring, so she embellishes. That is, until grandpa comes to school that day! Read my review at ancestralpassages.com/f/fancy-nanc...
#bookreview #FamilyHistory

Timelines are Great Research Tools Timelines are a great tool when tracing ancestors. I have found it useful to include not just what was happening in their personal life, but any local or worldwide major events. For example, when conn...

Timelines are a great tool when tracing ancestors. I have found it useful to include not just what was happening in their personal life, but anymajor events. Today my Martha Durkin passes away, so she is my example! May Her Memory Be Eternal. ancestralpassages.com/f/timelines-...

Clipping from The Ephrata Review, Ephrata, Lancaster County, PA 4 November 1932

Found this gem while searching something entirely different ... Teo #Lanzetti was born in 1910 in #philadelphia, son of Ignazio and Michelina Lanzetti, both immigrants from Italy. Ignazio was a Saloon Keeper when Theo was born. #genealogy #familyhistory #italianimmigrants