Becky, People doing genealogy and family history are so nice. Isn't it great that we can all correspond this way, technology is wonderful. I have seen pictures of your ancestors (Elizabeth Ruttle and Ralph Sheppard's) tombstones. It is thrilling to have had ancestors born at Ruckle Hill/Fort View. My ancestor John Ruckle was born there too but that was in 1722. His son Thomas Ruckle was born in Ireland in 1776 and then he migrated to Baltimore, MD, USA in 1790. My friend Beverly Walter left Tuesday for a trip to Ireland. She hopes to meet Walter Ruttle and be able to go to the Heck-Embury Church. I told her to ask directions to his house and just go knock on the door. He would probably be glad to show her around. I hope she has a great time, I know she sure was excited. She too is an descendant of the Casper and Sebastian Ruckel. I hope to go to Ireland too one day...maybe in 2009. I don't know how far you live from Kingston, Ontario, Canada but I hope you are able to attend our RRR meetings. The main one will be on Saturday, August 21 between 1:00 PM and 5 PM the one on Thursday, Aug., 19 will be between 1:30 PM and 5:30 PM. Hope to meet you there, Carole