LuAnn Kennedy Cherry has been a lifelong resident of Butler County, Pennsylvania. A graduate of Butler High School and Slippery Rock University, she became a public school teacher. After a career teaching special needs children in Butler Area schools and Midwestern Intermediate IV, she spent her time passionately researching her family history. She pursued a Master of Science Degree with Distinction in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland in November 2023. She is a member of the Qualified Registered Genealogists in the United Kingdom.