What we're doing here.

Dear Current and Future LOVEs,

Auntie C and I have decided to start a blog. Seriously, it's true.

Why a blog? Well, Auntie C made a good point. We should try to record our memories of those we love (well, most of the time) before we become senile or die. In true LOVE fashion, she was merely being practical and not morbid and, since I agree, here we are.

Here's the thing. Genealogy is a huge puzzle that we try to piece together into a big, coherent picture. The problem is we're missing most of the pieces and some of the pieces will never be recovered. The things we truly want to know (i.e. what these people were really like), we will never know. Yet, we know our parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents or at least some of them. We can tell our stories about them and record them for the next generation. So, that's partly what we're doing here.

In addition, we will trace our family back to their immigration to the United States and, perhaps, beyond, if possible. We want to focus on primary sources when we can find them.

Since we've never done anything like this before, there will surely be some growing pains. However, we commit to present the facts as we find them. All conjecture will be honestly noted. A label will be attached to posts pertaining to a particular family member, surname, etc.,  which will make it easy to search for the family member or line you're interested in. The comment sections will be open for you to add your own thoughts and memories or to ask questions.

I think that's about it.

We hope you enjoy the journey through our family history. We can't wait to see where it leads us.