My brother-in-law - Frank R.

Today - 6 October - is German-American Heritage Day.

Ivan rests alone in the Holy Ghost Ukrainian Orthodox Cemetery, outside Coatesville, Chester County, PA.

My great great grandfather, Michael Walsh, got lost in the coal strike.

Margaret is my 4x great grandmother.

Margaret Still – my 4th great grandmother – was 19 and still living with her parents in 1807 when she got pregnant with my George.

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The Chester County (PA) Commissioners have announced the return of the popular Town Tours and Village Walks program, which has been expanded this year in honor of the 250th anniversary of the United S...

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...

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 ...

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