The Dwyer Family

I come from Irish roots on both sides. Both of the primary emigrants in my bloodlines had problems with Victoria and came here, the paternal branch to New Orleans, Louisiana, and the maternal branch to Joliet, Illinois. As of 1960, it was far better for me that everyone met on this side of the Atlantic, but these days I wouldn't mind having a cottage on the west coast.

My Family Tree

I am hoping soon to put up my genealogy, with as many photos as possible. I'm dependent on the work of two cousins and some structural ingenuity on the site before that happens.

Some Family Photos

Use the link to the left, please.

The Milieu

I have relatives in Shoals, Indiana, as well as Merrillville and Plainfield. Siblings live in Arvada and Colorado Springs, Colorado; Austin, Texas; Memphis, Tennessee; Demotte and Merrillville, Indiana. I can't imagine why we all scattered.

My Sons

John has provided me with some photos that display his talents. Tom, who writes and draws, has yet to do so. They are both in college in California.

My Father's Grandfather

Laurence (sometimes misspelled Lawrence) Dwyer was a Kentucky coal miner, a union organizer who figured prominently in a book called Hell in Harlan, by George J. Titler. He was the intended victim of a couple of assassination attempts involving dynamite being tossed into his bed. A man named Carl Estes has put up a site that documents the overall situation in Harlan, Kentucky in the 1930s.

With such a busy life, avoiding dynamite and digging coal for $30 per month, this man found time to write something for the Reader's Digest. So he was published, my grandfather was a superb oral storyteller, and my father can spin a good yarn. Since my son, Tom, has won awards for his writing, I guess there is a writing gene, and we carry it.

The Rest of 'Em

Will be discussed soon.

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