Dear Family, Friends, and Guests

After several years of doing genealogy research, I've decided to start a blog about the ancestors and descendants of the Lord and O'Connor families. Each post will vary in length and style and will usually include photos and perhaps a historical notation or document to put things in context.  Posts will not be in chronological sequence making it possible to only read those posts that are of interest to you. Most posts will focus on an individual, a couple or a specific family unit and I will do my best to clearly present their relationship to myself.  

I will strive to only write what is documented and accurate.  My sources will include written and oral accounts from relatives— living and deceased, newspaper articles, and historical documents (birth, marriage, military, death records, censuses, and other legal documents). If I am not 100% certain about an entry, I will include a qualifying statement of some sort.  I am not perfect and I am not a professional genealogist. Information gathered from multiple sources can be conflicting at times. So if you know something is not right, please leave a message for me in the Comments section.  If substantiated, I will strive to fix the incorrect information and misspelled names.  Should you have something to add, something you recollect or just want to share your feelings about a post, please make a comment and it will become part of our family's history.

My primary objective is to share information, family stories, and photos with you and future generations.  While you may not read any or all of the posts in this blog, one of your descendants might discover them in the near or distant future and be thrilled to find out more about the family history of Edward and Lukes.

I would like to thank my brother, Patrick Stewart, who was kind enough to read through several of my early drafts of the initial posts and provide his valuable feedback during the proofing and revision process.  His keen eye for literary detail and devices helped me see this project through to publication.

Shirley Inez Stewart Curo