Lancaster County genealogist reflects on career of helping others [Video]

LANCASTER, Pa. — 23-year-old Eric Schubert has a passion for the past.

At 10 years old, Schubert received an in-home genealogy kit, a gift that would transform his life and the many people who reached out to him for help.

“I was getting a lot of requests when I was in high school, just starting out in high school, to help people with family trees and to help people with d-n-a mysteries, so it was word of mouth and quickly transpired to something I was helping people with all across the country,” Schubert said.

A hobby transformed into a career.

“People might think genealogy and they think a basic family tree diagram, but at the same time as well you can use it to solve crimes,” Schubert said.

Two years later in 2022, the case was cracked.

“That …