The Irish Palatine Association's website is www.irishpalatines.org From there you can download an order form for a number of books, including Dudley Cooney's excellent "The Irish Palatines". Because it is in both English and German, copies made invaluable gifts for our many hosts and helpers during the recent IPA Pfalz Tour. Ken McDonald 2 Greenfields, Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, CM24 8AH, England + 44 (0) 1279 813226 Teskey@BTinternet.com ----- Original Message ----- From: <Crsashmo@aol.com> To: <IRL-PALATINE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 25, 2004 6:32 PM Subject: Re: [IP] Ruckle/Ruttle/Ruckel/et al Bev, It is so wonderful to hear about your trip to Ireland. I know it was a real highlight to meet the famous Walter Ruttle. The way you described Walter's chuckle in your email to me left me almost seeing him and hearing him laugh out loud. It must have been thrilling to go to the home where your ancestors were born , the house that Sebastian Ruckel built. Where so much of our heritage was written about. Sheila at the museum, did you such a wonderful service. I know that you must feel much gratitude to her for her efforts in talking to Walter Ruttle and arranging your meeting. And Walter taking you to the Heck/Embury Memorial Church and showing you everything was another highlight for you I know. He must be a wonderful, wonderful person. I hope that someone has the answer as to how the Ruttle name came to be. I have always been told it was the Irish spelling. The original spelling being Ruckel. The spelling of my families name, the John Ruckle, line, was changed from Ruckel to Ruckle by a schoolmaster in Ireland according to an extract from a letter written by my 4th great grandfather, Thomas Ruckle in 1839: "The manner of spelling our name Ruckle was changed by the school-master in Ireland, who was an Englishman - it was originally Ruckel as spelled in New York. There are other branches of the family in Ireland who spell the name Ruttle, viz - Ruttles of Rathkeal, Countly Limerick, Ireland." (copied June 1888, by Ida Allison) So, the abstract really doesn't say how the name was changed to Ruttle. I hope someone has the answer for you. I would love to hear from the Allison descendants. Does anyone have a copy of the entire letter written by Thomas Ruckle in 1839? What a wonderful find that would be. How would we write to get a copy of the booklet, "The Irish Palatines" written by Dudley Levistone Cooney? I don't know what 6-7 euros is, how can I find out the amount in American money. It sounds like a wonderful booklet to own. Thanks for passing on the information. Do you have the address for the museum? Do they have an email address? Your idea to send family information for the files at the museum is a great one. I think I have ask too many questions. I am so glad to hear of your successful trip to Ireland. You have been a very nice email buddy and I look forward to meeting you soon in Western, Maryland. Thanks again, Carole Richardson ==== IRL-PALATINE Mailing List ==== Great minds talk about ideas. Average minds talk about events. Small minds talk about people.