Ruth Konda has spent over 20 years gathering information on the Matt and Irene Konda, of Windthorst, Kansas, family and ancestors. This endeavor was motivated partly because of her mother-in-law's, (Irene Beller Konda) desire to know more about her family, as well as a life-long interest in genealogy. More than just gathering statistics about people, she hopes to demonstrate their characters and motivations.