Greater Hershey Area ALSO SERVING HUMMELSTOWN AND MIDDLETOWN
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SERVING THE LOCAL COMMUNITIES SINCE 1954
A Genius At Genealogy BY FRANCINE FULTON
ric Schubert, a student at Elizabethtown College who is serving as an intern this summer at the Hershey History Center, began studying genealogy at the age of 10 as a hobby. In the decade since then, Schubert has helped adoptees find their birth parents, created family trees for those interested in their ancestry and has even helped law enforcement to solve cold cases. Schubert has started his own company, ES Genealogy, which offers family tree mapping and other services. “All in all, I probably spend 12 hours a day on my phone or computer working on (genealogy projects),” said Schubert. “I work on a dozen or two dozen cases at a time. I certainly keep myself busy.” Currently, Schubert is working on a variety of projects. “Finding parents for people who are adopted is part of it,” he noted. “Another part is genealogical-type mysteries that people have, (such as) ‘Where is my grandmother buried?’ I also help people do their own family trees.” “I always need to be mum on my police work: the only things I can publicly say at this time are the fact that I have a solved case in Pennsylvania, and I have about a half dozen other cases on my plate right now,” he added. Not all outcomes from Schubert’s work are positive. For example, he located the birth mother of one of his friends, who was adopted, but the mother did not want to communicate with her daughter. However, Schubert was able to find the same friend’s half-sister, and the pair had a tearful meeting. “There is definitely a lot of happy scenarios that occur all the time,” Schubert said, explaining the results of his research. “I always say I am part PI, part detective and part therapist.” Schubert will be a junior this fall
Former Teacher Named Seven Sorrows Principal BY FRANCINE FULTON
Angela Warner has been part of the Seven Sorrows of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic School for several years as a parent, Parents and Teachers Together (PTT) president, school board member and, most recently, a teacher. She will now take on a new role, as she has been named the school’s new principal. Warner succeeds principal Rebecca Harvey, who announced her retirement earlier this school year. Warner left a career teaching in public high schools in 2019 to teach middle school mathematics at Seven Sorrows and never thought she would one day become principal. “I’ve always been tagged as a leader in my See Teacher pg 2
Eric Schubert received a surprise phone call from New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy commending him for his work in genealogy.
Gov. Phil Murphy, which included a personal phone call from the governor. “It was a surprise call commending me for my genealogy work. And what a surprise it was,” Schubert said. More information about Schubert is available at www.facebook.com/ESGenealogy. The Hershey History Center, home of the Hershey - Derry Township Historical Society, is located at 40 Northeast Drive, Hershey. To learn more about programs and activities at the center, visit www.facebook.com/hersheyhistory .org or www.hersheyhistory.org.
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at Elizabethtown, where he has a opportunity so far.” When asked what his plans are dual major of political science and history. He utilizes his research after college graduation, Schubert said he hopes to skills as an intern at incorporate his the Hershey History genealogy business Center, most recently “I always say I into his future. “I am offering a free virtual a m p a r t P I , p a r t just hoping my varprogram about genealogy titled “His- d e t e c t i v e a n d ied experiences will guide me to where I tory Happy Hour part therapist.” need to be,” he statWith Eric.” ed. “I’ll be there workSchubert, who was featured on ing on a variety of research projects and historic preservation the national TV news show “CBS projects. I just started in June, so This Morning,” has received comit’s still a new experience,” he said mendations from the New Jersey of the internship. “It’s been a fun State Assembly and New Jersey
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