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Lybarger Linkages NewsletterSpring, 2001 . . . . . Vol. XVII No. 1 . . . . . ISSN 0887-9354Official Newsletter of the Lybarger Memorial AssociationLee H. Lybarger, editor llybarger@columbus.rr.com
TIME TO PLAN FOR ANNUAL MEETING It is that time of year again for marking your calendars for the annual Lybarger reunion and annual meeting of the Lybarger Memorial Association. As usual it will be held at Madley, PA on July 14 and 15th. For those arriving on Friday the 13th there will be an informal gathering after dinner around the pool at the Best Western Motel in Bedford, PA. The schedule of official events is: Sat. July 14: Lunch : 12 noon, Clara's Place, Best Western Motel Trustees meeting: 1:45 pm, Lybarger Lutheran Church, Madley Annual meeting : 2:30 pm, same place Dinner : 6:30 pm, Irene's Restaurant, just east of Bedford Sun. July 15: Breakfast : 8:00 am, Clam's Place Church service: 10:00 am, Lybarger Lutheran Church, Madley nondenominational service of remembrance Group photo opportunities: 11:00 am Reunion picnic : 12 noon, Lybarger Grove next to church Twelve rooms have been reserved at the Best Western
Motel for Lybarger relations. Call 814-623-9006 for reservations. Mention that
you are part of the Lybarger reunion. Deadline for group reservations is July 1.
No reservations are required for meals at Best Western or at Irene's. Coming by car, via the PA Turnpike, exit at Bedford. After
the toll booth turn left going uphill. You will quickly see the Best Western on
your left. There are many excellent motels in Bedford but our group rates are
only available at Best Western. If you have the equipment you can camp under the
trees at the Lybarger Picnic Grove. Call Jack Lybarger at 814-266-7919 for
details. For all other questions call John H. Lybarger, the LMA president, at
740-342-3110. COSTS INCREASE BUT DUES STAY THE SAME When the first issue of "Lybarger Linkages"
was mailed out in January, 1985 the postage was only 20 cents. With this current
issue the cost is now 34 cents per newsletter. That represents a 70 percent
increase since 1985 or an average of four and a third percent per year. For this
particular issue the total cost of postage went up almost $100 from the previous
mailing. The cost of printing the newsletter have gone up too but
not as much. For example, in the Fall of 1991 the costs of printing and shipping
800 copies came to $189.19. If the same number had been printed this past Fall
with no photos the cost would have been $247.28 representing a percentage
increase of 30.7 over nine years or 3.4 percent per year. These are the Lybarger Memorial Association's major
operating expenses. Does this mean that the dues will be changed? In a word, no.
If such a proposal were advanced it would be turned down. So why haven't they
been increased over the past 16 years? The answer is found in the steady flow of
dues and contributions that keep coming in. Also, the steady work of volunteers
over the years has made a big difference. As long as this continues the dues
will never be increased. If you have never made a dues contribution you are invited
to do so using the form on page 7. All first time contributors are given special
mention in the newsletter. If you haven't given a donation perhaps you would
like to have your name added to the list. WELCOME ABOARD NEW LMA
MEMBERS The following persons have joined the Lybarger Memorial
Association since the Fall, 2000 issue of "Lybarger Linkages”: Janet
Arter, Galva, IL Carla Hicks, Cathage, IL Jean Knopf, Oregon City, OK Mary
McCabe, Coschocton, OH Patricia McDonald, Oklahoma City, OK Mildred Roberts,
Hillsboro, OR James 8c Georgia Stubblefield, Winston, OR The Lybarger Memorial Association has received a gift of
$25.00 from Larry Kaiser of Sapulpa, OK in memory of his grandmother Bertha Bell
Porter Lybarger and her four children, Laura Violet, Lee Motion, Robert Arthur,
and Marie Lybarger. Memorial gifts to the LMA are certainly a nice way for a
departed relation to be remembered. Special notices are always reported in the
newsletter. CREATING THE LYBARGER
DESCENDANTS If you purchased a copy of The Lybarger Descendants
you may wonder how all those names with their birth, death, marriage, and
divorce dates and places are collected and compiled. To answer this question the
editor asked John L. Lybarger, the genealogist of the Lybarger history from
Mansfield, OH, to provide the details. Here is his report. Please note that all
references to the word "file" refer to electronic computer files and
all references to "program" are to computer software programs.
"Disks" refer to computer diskettes or CD-ROMS. A project as huge and complex as the genealogy of all known
Lybargers of North America requires the use of a
state-of-the-art computer and several software programs. The
basic program I use is Family Tree Maker (FTM) which is the easiest and most
widely used genealogical software. I also use the Brothers Keeper software. Data
collection begins by soliciting information about Lybarger ancestors,
descendants, spouses, and the parents of spouses from: 1. postal mail and e-mail which I may or may not have requested 2. internet sources 3. personal sources from computer disks that I have compiled 4. genealogical societies 5. print media (newspaper sources, LMA newsletters) which contain obituaries and marriage notices, articles about persons 6. telephone
conversations Before new information is added to the database it is
compared to that which is already in the FTM. Data which might be in conflict,
is checked for source and informant. The person providing the data is contacted
where conflicts occur. For example, sometimes an alternate date is entered into
the database resulting in two dates for the same event birth, death, marriages,
divorce. If there is a death date and no place given for the event efforts are
made to find the person in my Social Security disks to determine the place of
residence at death, plus birth date if it is missing. No information is
disregarded, if it fits into the database. Having no control over the accuracy
of someone else's research means that I cannot disregard information just
because someone else says it isn’t so, if it is not proved to be so. From the FTM database a gedcom file is created (a program
that makes data transferable between two genealogical programs) of the database
which is imported into the Brothers Keeper program. In this way children are
kept in chronological birth order. A rtf (Rich Text Format) file is then created beginning
with Nicholas Lybarger (immigrant ancestor) using the modified register
numbering system. Included are the notes, biographical information, and
occupations for all persons, and bold print the whole names first, middle, and
last). The same is done for each of the 16 unconnected lineages . I am now ready to open the rtf file in Microsoft Word (word
processor) and save it in a document file for faster loading and ease of
working. As I go along I save all files in two locations to prevent any loss if
an accident were to occur. Formatting and proofreading the document for errors,
spelling, and spacing is a long and laborious process. This takes several days
to complete as I can only do this several hours at a sitting. Blank pages are added for the copyright, dedication, table
of contents, articles, maps, photos etc. to the front of the document for
spacing, to avoid any mix up with the index of names. After all known lineages
are accounted for the unconnected lineages are inserted at the end. Then comes
proofreading for the format and spacing, making sure that each unconnected
lineage starts on a new page. An index of all names in the document is created. The blank
pages are removed and in their place the articles, maps, photos etc. are
inserted before the great mass of data on individuals. The 66 bibliographic
citations follow next before the index. Then charts and order form are placed at
the very end of the document. The table of contents is then corrected for proper
page numbers. The completed file is saved as a document and as a pdf
(Adobe Acrobat) file for safety on separate disks. After contacting Lodahl
Painting I print a high contrast copy on 24# paper, using both sides. This
process takes several days to complete and includes the changing of several ink
cartridges. It is essential to carefully observe the printing in case of a paper
jam or if the ink runs out which would affect page numbering. The master copy of the book is checked page by page for
errors and clarity of printing. It is then taken to the printer for printing and
binding. The completed books are picked up from the printer. They are packaged
in laser cut shipping boxes when ordered. On receiving an order from the LMA treasurer, Genevieve
Lybarger, a label for each shipping box is printed and the address orders are
saved in a label program. All books are sent out via the U.S. Postal service at
book rate. Vouchers for postage and material are sent to Genevieve for
reimbursement. The master copy of the book is packaged and made available for
reprinting as the need arises. I continue to make additions and corrections to the FTM
database as births, deaths, marriages, and divorces are occurring almost daily
with some Lybarger relation in North America. The 2000 revision to the 1997 book increased the total
number of interlinked names from 17,807 to 25,344. The 1959 edition had only
1,525 names. Will there be another edition? If so, when? That is hard to say at
this point. Much depends on the demand for the new books and on how marry
changes will take place over the next 5 years. If another revision is done it
will have to go to 2 or more volumes as the present one volume edition has
reached its maximum limit of 1,000 pages. EARNEST WANDO LYBARGER 1919-2001 Claude Martin of Rose, OK reported that Earnest Wando
Lybarger of Columbus, GA died on Jan. 3, 2001. Born on June 7, 1918 in Nowton,
OK to Roy and Elizabeth (Hephenstine) Lybarger. He was married to Mae Candace
Newton just three weeks after Pearl Harbor Day in Brooklyn, N.Y. He lived in
Columbus for 50 years where he was a member of the Wynnton United Methodist
Church and a life long Mason. He retired from 25 years of work with the
Litho-Frome Co. where he worked in the finishing division as a foreman. He
served in World War II and the Korean War retiring as a captain after 20 years
of service. He is preceded in death by his wife Mae Newton (see Lybarger
Linkages, Spring, 1999). He is survived by his daughter Wanda E. Lybarger, three
sisters Mary N. McCormick, Beaulah David, and Ella Rogers, a
sister-in-law, Elizabeth Schroeder, and nieces and nephews. HELEN B. LYBARGER 1905-2000 On December 1, 2000 Helen Baldwin Lybarger died in Belmont,
CA. Born Sept. 21, 1906 in Cleveland, Ohio, she attended Fenn College, now
Cleveland State University. She worked for many years as a secretary before
marrying the late Judge Donald F. Lybarger in 1956. She used her secretarial
skills in helping him prepare the 1959 edition of the Lybarger History, the first revision since 1921. The 1959 edition would not have been possible
without her help. Helen was active in the civic and cultural life of
Cleveland. She served on the board of directors of the YWCA, the Early Settlers
Association, Cleveland Council of World Affairs, League of Women Voters, the
Great Lakes Shakespeare Festival, and the Lakewood (OH) Historical Society. She
arranged the mayor's inaugural receptions through the Cleveland Women's City
Club for which she received the Margaret A. Ireland Award for community service
in 1983. She wrote the "History of the Cleveland Restoration Society on
whose board she served. In 1972 she prepared "A Survey of Public Monuments in
Cleveland" Helen is survived by her daughter, Diane Keough of Belmont
from a previous marriage; by her sisters, Florence Crossley and Theresa
Thompson; by stepchildren Cornelia L. Neuswanger, Lee H. Lybarger, and Leonard F.
Lybarger; and by two grandchildren and a great grandchild., plus 8 step
grandchildren, and 12 great step grandchildren. HARVEY LLOYD LYBARGER 1910-2000 Harvey Lloyd Lybarger died on Oct. 15, 2000 in
Independence. MO. Born in Kansas City, MO on Jan. 13, 1910, he was preceded in
death by his parents Lloyd Alvin and Elizabeth (Clark) Lybarger and a grandson,
William Joseph Utter. He is survived by his sons, Robert Lee Lybarger Utter and
Richard Lybarger, by his first wife, Helen Mane Betz, and by his second
wife, Virginia Neuffer. Harvey is also survived by 12 grandchildren and 22 great
grandchildren and one great great grandchild. DOROTHY A. LYBARGER 1931-2000 Dorothy A. Lybarger, wife of Charles Lawson Lybarger died
on about Dec. 19, 2000 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. In addition to Charles she is
survived by her daughter and two sons from a previous marriage and by stepsons
Steve, Douglas, Kevin, and Mark Lybarger. In addition she is survived by 12
grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, 2 sisters, and 2 brothers. DENNIS DEAN "TOBY" WELTY 1947-2000 There is a special story about Dennis Dean "Toby"
Welty who was born on June 27, 1947 to Florence E. Lybarger and Dennis Andrew
Welty. According to an editorial that accompanied his obituary, Toby, as he was
known, became a quadriplegic when, at age 15, he went swimming in a strip mine.
He dove in the water and hit his head on a submerged log. When he came up for
air his friends had to rescue him as he had lost control of his body. The doctors never thought he would live as long as he did. He spent the rest of his life on his back in the home of
his sister, Catherine. He finished high school and learned to help people do
their tax returns. He was rarely bored what with being a ham radio operator,
playing chess, or reading. A friend, Becky Cosler of Cannel, Ind., wrote a long
letter-to-the-editor in which she said, "When I would feel sad,
this friend would cheer me up. When I felt ugly, he would make me feel pretty.
When I couldn't see hope in any direction at all, he managed to see that small
glimmer, and he helped me grab it and hang on to it." "He had one of the largest, most interesting
collection of friends of anyone that I've ever met. I knew from the beginning
that he was special , and I felt privileged to call him my friend.. There's no
way to list all of the incredible qualities he possessed, or his many interests
and hobbies." "Let's all learn from a life beautifully lived. Take
time for people when they need us. It's so worth it. Look for the good in
everyone and everything. Be an encourager. I think the world would be a better
place if we had more people like Toby around." CLARENCE RANDALL LYBARGER 1922-2000 Word has been received from Judith Ann Burns Lybarger that
her husband, Clarence Randall Lybarger died on Dec. 15, 2000. He was born in Mt.
Vernon, OH on May 8, 1922 to Clarence D. (1898-1991) and Mable E. (McKee)
Lybarger (1898-1992). He was a World War II Army veteran, a lifelong
member of the United Methodist Church, a member of the VFW, the BPO Elks, and
the Mt. Vernon Country Club. He was an alumnus of Kenyon College and a 38 year
employee of the Continental Can Co. from which he retired in 1983. He was also
an active member of the Lybarger Memorial Association. Clarence is preceded in death by his first wife, Rachel Ilo
Hayes in 1978. He is survived by, in addition to his second wife Judith, two
sons, James Randall Lybarger and Stephen Andrew Lybarger, three grandchildren,
and a niece. LILLIAN E. LYBARGER NORTHAM 1912-2000 Lillian Elizabeth Lybarger Northam died on Feb. 28, 2000 in
Chester, Illinois. Born in Denmark, IL Oct. 28, 1912, she was the sixth child in
the family of Charles Dennis Lybarger and Mamie Carson. Her mother died just 6
months after Lillian was born. She married J.B. Northam in 1947 who died in
1993. Lillian is survived by one brother, Floyd Lybarger, one sister Ida Sneddon
and several nieces, nephews., and cousins. She was the retired manager of the
Good Will Store in St. Louis and was active in the Baptist Church. A THOUGHT WORTH PONDERING The lines have fallen for me in
pleasant places; yea, I have a goodly heritage. Psalm 16:6 SHIRLEY J (HARLOW) LYBARGER 1935-2000 Shirley J. Harlow Lybarger died on her 65th birthday, Nov.
8, 2000, in Ft. Meyers, Florida. Born on Nov. 8, 1935 she was, for most of her
adult life, a resident of Granite City, Illinois. She was an active member of
the Suburban Baptist Church and was employed as an office manager for the
Granite City Army Depot. She is survived by her son Ronald Lybarger, a daughter
Lynette Saettele, one sister Judy Redmon, and one grandson. CHARLOTTE LEE (LYBARGER) MOYER
1935-2001 Charlotte Lee (Lybarger) Moyer, died on Feb. 28 in
Phillipsburg, KS from cancer. She was born in Oklahoma on July 9, 1935 to
Clarence Lee Roy and Janey (Arissa) Lybarger. She married Charles Moyer in 1958
and they had three children Charles Bryant Clinton L, and Jaret Lee Moyer all of
whom, along with her husband, survive her. She is also survived by 6
grandchildren. Charlotte was exemplary in her service to her profession,
her church and her community. She was a registered dietitian and in this
capacity she consulted for various nursing homes and hospitals in her area of
Kansas. She was very active in the United Methodist Church having served as head
of Stephen Ministries, chairperson of the Administrative Board, and president of
United Methodist Women both in her church and at the district level. Other
organizations in which she was active included a scholarship sorority, American
and Kansas Dietetic Associations, Republican Women, and a community ambassador
to Holland. BIRTHDAYS: A MATTER OF LIFE AND
DEATH The New York Times carried a news story on Sept. 22, 1992
in which was reported a study that found that men tend to die just before and
women just after birthdays. The research was based on 2,745,149 deaths from
natural causes between the years 1969 and 1990. According to Dr. David Philips,
the researcher and sociology professor at the University of California in San
Diego, birthdays can be either "a deadline or a lifeline". They are a
time for talons stock. When an occasion is dreaded and anticipated with pain, it
could serve as a deadline. However, when a symbolic event is anticipated with
pleasure, it seems to function as a lifeline, according to Dr. Philips. Dr. Joel Dimsdale, of the same university, noted that
"for decades,We have appreciated that symbolic events have impressive
impact on illness and occasionally even on mortality". It could be that men
and women "package reality differently", and that "for some, a
birthday may be relatively positive, but for others it may carry a powerful
sting. However, as Dr. David Jenkins, a psychiatrist who does
similar research at the University of Texas Medical School in Galveston noted,
"people should not worry that they will die just because a birthday is
coming. The overall percentage of excess death is not that alarming and probably
applies to people who are already gravely ill." Why do some men die before their birthdays while some women
die soon after? "We have no inkling of how women postpone dying," Dr.
Philips said. He speculates that perhaps in American culture men are encouraged
to base their self‑esteem on workplace achievements which may mean having
to take stock of one's failures. Women, on the other hand, are encouraged to
value, develop and maintain social relationships. Thus, if birthdays are a time
of increased attention from family and fiends, they may become a lifeline event. What does this mean for Lybarger relations? It would be
interesting if the mass of data in The Lybarger Descendants could be
subjected to such an analysis of the relationship between death dates and birth
and marriage anniversaries but that is not possible. Short of that we might look
at the death dates of our immediate family members and relatives to see if any
of them died close to important marker events in their lives. Beyond this, we may not want to schedule major elective
surgeries near symbolic life events. We may also want to be especially attentive
to our ailing relatives as their birthdays or major anniversaries approach. IT'S
A GIRL! There have no doubt been many births throughout Lybarger
land in the past 12 months, but there is only one that we know
about. She is Rylin Rae Lybarger, born on October, 16, 2000. She
is the daughter of proud parents Tim Todd and Lori Jill (Roberts) Lybarger of Gambier,
OH and the sister of Collin Christopher Lybarger. Rylin is the granddaughter of Bill Beryl and
Janice Arlene (Haldeman) Lybarger of Mt. Vernon, OH. WEDDINGS ON THE OHIO FRONTIER This article is another in a series on life on the Ohio
frontier in Knox County where so many of our ancestors settled after leaving
Bedford County, PA in the early 1800's. The source of this information is taken
from History of Knox County, Ohio, 1881, pg. 220. "A wedding among the pioneers was a most wonderful
event, not only to the parties immediately interested but to the whole
neighborhood. People generally married young, in those days. There was no
distinction of rank and very little of fortune. A family establishment cost
little labor and nothing else. A wedding was about the only gathering at which
the guest was not required to assist in reaping, log rolling, building a cabin
or some other manual labor. "On the morning of the wedding day the groom and his attendants assembled at the house of his father, for the purpose of reaching the house of his bride by noon, the usual time for celebrating the nuptials, and which for certain reasons must take place before dinner. The people assembled from great distances, on foot and on horseback, and all dressed in the somewhat fantastic toggery of the backwoods. The dinner was generally a substantial one of beef, pork, (owls, venison and bear meat), roasted and boiled, with plenty of potatoes, cabbage and other vegetables. "After dinner the dancing commenced and generally
lasted until the next morning. The figures of the dances were three or four
banded reels, or square sets and jigs. The commencement was always a square or,
followed by what was called `jigging it off' that is, two of the four would
begin a jig, followed by the other couple. The jig was often accompanied by what
was called "cutting out;" that is, when either of the parties became
tired of the dance, on intimation the place was supplied by some one of the
company without any interruption to the dance; in this way the dance was often
continued until the musician was heartily tired of his situation. Toward the
latter part of the night if any of the company through weariness attempted to
conceal themselves for the purpose of sleeping, they were brought out, paraded
on the floor, and the fiddler ordered to play "Welall bang out till
morning." "About nine o'clock a deputation of young ladies stole of the bride, and put her to bed, after which a deputation of young men in like manner stole off the groom and placed him snugly beside his bride. If the couple were not subsequently disturbed during the night it was a miracle. Generally in the small hours of the night "Black Betty" (the bottle) was sent up to them, or carried up by an interested delegation, together with as much bread, beet, pork, cabbage, etc., as would suffice for a dozen hungry men, and they were compelled to eat and drink until they could hold no more. "In later years if there was an older unmarried brother of the bride present, he was certain to be compelled to dance in the bog‑trough." This somewhat humiliating operation was inflicted upon him as a lesson to bachelors. Sometimes he would submit quietly, cheerfully, and gracefully, marching to the pig‑pen and dancing his jig in the trough from which the swine devoured the off‑failings of the cabin table; at other times be would escape from his assailants and seek safety in flight and if fleet on foot sometimes escaped; but if overtaken he would not infrequently fight with great desperation, and it often required considerable force to accomplish the desired object. "The feasting and dancing often lasted several days, during which there was much drinking, carousing, and not infrequently, fighting. After the wedding the next duty of the neighbors was to erect a cabin for the young couple, and dedicate it by a 'house warming' before they were allowed to move into it." A GENEALOGY JOKE Did you hear the one about the professional genealogist who was making a presentation of his research to his client. "When your family set sail for the New World you came with a large quantity of livestock". "Wow!", said the client. "I guess that means we were wealthy gentry." "Well, no," said the genealogist. "You didn't OWN the livestock. Your people just came with it." This bit of humor was picked up by Halvor Moorshead, publisher of the magazine, "Family Chronicle and History", who heard it on Canadian radio. GOOGLE - THE MOTHER OF ALL
WEB SITES In the Spring, 1998 issue of "Lybarger Linkages" we ran an article on the variety of Lybarger web sites which can be accessed via the Internet. Since then the editor has found a search engine, Google.com which brings together 1,327,000,000 web sites. Note that that is over one billion! By typing in the name "Lybarger" almost all the web sites where that name appears will be listed. You can then find out the particulars of a Lybarger site by simply clicking on it. This includes the revised web site, www.Lybarger-Descendants.com for the Lybarger Memorial Association that is maintained by John L. Lybarger of Mansfield, OH. Changes to your family history should be referred to him. His correct e‑mail address is jlybarger.neo.rr.com A new Lybarger web site not yet in the Google web site is www.midohio.net/~Lybarger
It is a family picture gallery of the editor of
this newsletter. Comments, pro, con, or otherwise, are most welcome. If you have
a web site you would like us to publicize please notify the editor of
"Lybarger Linkages". QUESTION OF THE HOUR It's
10 PM ant the new millennium has already begun. Do you know who your Lybarger
great grandparents were? If you don't its not too late to find out. Contact John L. Lybarger at
2205 Cloverdale Dr.,
Mansfield, OH 44903-9055 or by e‑mail at jlybarger.neo.rr.com
CALLING ALL CYBERVOLUNTEERS Are you retired or one with a few spare hours a week or
month? Do you have a computer and are you on the Internet? If so,
you are needed to help expand the growing field of genealogy. Cybervolunteers
across the country are transcribing ships lists, court house and cemetery
records into the Internet so that anyone throughout the world can access these
records from their home computers. In fact the AARP Bulletin for January, 2001
ran aft article on this very topic. Cybervolunteers are also doing
"look‑ups" for distant researchers, e.g. going to a courthouse
to find a deed, will or marriage certificate. So how can you become a cybetvolunteei'? Look at the
projects hosted by RootsWeb at www.rootsweb.com
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness (RAOGK) enlists volunteers who devote
one day a month to helping someone in the worldwide genealogical community to
gather data for their research, ROAGK can be found on www.roagk.rootsweb.com
Another site, www.USGenWeb is looking for volunteers to sponsor a county or
state web site with links to local historical societies. You will need an
e-mail account. You can get free accounts at www.mail.yahoo.com www.hotmail.com
www.familytree.com These
sites can be accessed at an intemet-linked computer at your public
library. If any Lybarger relation is already serving as a cybervolunteer the
editor would like to learn of them so they can be highlighted in a future of
"Lybarger Linkages". GENEALOGY
COURSE ON THE INTERNET Do
you have a computer, an e-mail address, and do you want to search for your
ancestors but you do not know where to start? You may have already been looking
through various web sites and have come away bewildered at all the information
that is now available on the internet. A good way to find your way is to take a
computerbased course on genealogy. Brigham Young University's extension
education program may be just what you are looking for. Their
course objectives are 1.
Explain how family records fit into the research process 2.
List where to look when searching for family records 3.
Organize your family records 4.
Extract information from family records 5.
Begin preparing your own family records for posterity They
recommend that you should first take their free web‑based course called
"Introduction to Family History Research" or have an equivalent skill.
They state that "the purpose of this course is to build on the researching
you have already begun, and keep you on that road to building your family
history". To
find the web site for the course enter "Brigham Young genealogy" at
any search engine. Select the option from the list that has these same words.
Then click again on the same words but in a different format. Finally, click
"Genealogy for Beginners" and you are on your way. All
the materials you will need are found on the web site which can be printed out
for one year or until you complete the course , which ever comes first. If you
have not created a system to keep track of your family history research you will
need to visit their free web‑based course mentioned above. There
are certain other technical requirements which they explain under "computer
setup" such as the Adobe Acrobat Reader and Netscape or Microsoft browsers,
The tuition for fine course is $20.00 with no additional charges for the
CD‑ROM. No textbooks are required and there are no exams or academic
credit given. All you need to do is click on the "enroll in course"
section and follow the prompts. CASTING BREAD
UPON THE WATERS We
have all heard that expression
from the Bible's Book of Ecclesiastes (11:1). The rest of the sentence reads
"for after many days you will find it again". The truth of that
expression was borne out in the following story when Vera Lybarger of Mt. Vernon,
Ohio sent a copy of the newsletter to her nephew, Larry Kaiser in Sapulpa, Okla.
who was interested in learning about his family history. The issue he received
said that he should contact John L. Lybarger in Mansfield, Ohio who was
compiling information for the 1997 edition of The Lybarger
Descendants. He provided helpful data for Larry who in turn provided
information on what he had found. This resulted in further expansion of his
line in the 2000 edition of the Lybarger history. When Larry learned about the need to keep the Lybarger
church repaired he sent a contribution to the LMA in memory of his grandmother,
Bertha Bell Porter (born in 1872), who married William Russell Lybarger (born
1857). They had 4 children, Lee Marion, Laura Violet (Larry's mother), Robert
Arthur, and Marie Lybarger. It is very hard to tell what influence the "Lybarger
Linkages" newsletter has among its readers most of whom do not send in any
contribution to the LMA or write letters to the editor. So too with Vera
Lybarger. Yet, it was she who sent an issue of "Lybarger Linkages" to
her nephew in Oklahoma to help him in his family history research. So every time
the newsletter goes out to about 1,000 households it is like casting bread upon
the waters in hopes that it will come back with unanticipated rewards. LYBARGERS IN
THE NEWS Lybargers
make the news in more ways than one. The editor has been gleaning the major
media around the country in the past six months. Here is what he found: The
Boston Globe ran this headline: "Internet Economy Boosting Disabled Facing
Vacancies, Employers Seem to be Altering Attitudes". The shortage of
qualified candidates to fill job vacancies has encouraged companies to increase their commitments to recruit from ethnic and demographic groups
that are sometime overlooked say advocacy groups and corporate specialists.
"The excuses are becoming fewer, because the employers need people,"
said Barbara Lybarger, chief counsel for the Massachusetts Office on Disability. Patricia Lybarger, a Clinical Information Specialist was
interviewed on WGGB-TV and last Nov. 12 about a fire that occurred in
Springfield, Mass. in which two girls were killed and two surviving sisters were
treated at the Shriners Hospital in Boston. Patricia said that the kind of care
provided on the scene makes a difference in the long term outcome for the
children. And in the Jan. 6, 2001 issue of The Tampa Tribune there
was a report from Tampa Palms, Florida that 5-year-old Jake Lybarger
fell 18 feet out of a second-story window. Paramedics at the scene treated
him for head injuries and then flew him to Tampa General Hospital where he was
listed in serious condition. Everyone reading this is hoping and praying that he
is recovering. These news items were drawn from the Lexis-Nexis
computer program at Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, OH. If any reader
knows of other stories of human interest to Lybarger relations (the name
Lybarger need not appear so long as they are a relation) please send them to the
newsletter office at P.O. Box 611, Delaware, OH 43015. Please identify the
source, the date and where the news story originates from. FOLKS WITH
INTERESTING CAREERS From time to time articles on Lybarger personalities have been featured in "Lybarger Linkages". This time we are focusing on a couple with interesting careers. They are Eric Lybarger, a pilot and his wife Robin, a public relations director. Eric was born on April 27, 1970 to Glenn Leroy and Barbara
Jean (Douds) Lybarger. He has two older sisters and one younger brother. Eric
received his B.A. from the University of Colo. at Boulder and did graduate work
in aerospace at Embry‑Riddle Aeronautical University. At college he was a
member of Lambda Alpha Chi Fraternity, which Donald F. Lybarger
(1896‑1970) cofounded and in which Donald's son Leonard and his nephews
Jim and Dick Wilder were also members in their college years. Eric began flying in 1989 and is now a pilot for United
Airlines on domestic routes with a total of over 6,000 flight hours as a pilot.
Eric is a member of the Air Line Pilots Assoc. and the Aircraft Owners and
Pilots Assoc. His hobbies include cycling, skiing, gold and hiking. When you fly
United remember to ask who the pilot is. He could be Eric, your Lybarger
relation. On June 24, 2000 Eric married Robin Renee Morgan who also
has an interesting career as the Public Relations Manager of Ocean Journey. It
is an aquarium in Denver that displays not only fish but full ecosystems that
including mammals, birds, invertebrates and vegetation all of which rely on
water. Robin is responsible for promoting, planning and executing activities
with electronic and print media. She also oversees the aquarium's community
outreach programs. She was quoted in a February story in the Denver Post in
connection with the arrival of a pair of Sumatran tigers which are on of the
endangered species list. Robin was born on May 7,1971 in Honolulu to Michael Neal and Carol Francis (Beat) Morgan. She earned her B.A. degree in Communications at the University of Colo., Boulder and then worked in Japan for a year as an English teacher. Robin loves snow shoeing, hiking, pottery making, traveling, camping, and meeting new people. She and Eric make their home in Littleton, CO. Credit for the discovery of Eric and Robin goes to Cornelia L. Neuswanger, sister of the Lybarger Linkages editor. She sent in the articles from the Denver Post. The editor then located Robin via the Ocean Journey web site. The editor just learned from John L. Lybarger that Dells
Horn Lybarger married Senior Newport on January 1, 2001 at Striving Road
Freewill Baptist Church in Shelby, OH. Della had been married to David Eugene
Lybarger who died on Nov. 3, 1998. They had two children - Jeff and
Jeremy. Della is the daughter of Sherlen Horn and Daisy Stepp. Senior is the son
of L.A. Newport and the late Ruth Newport. He is retired from General Motors in
Ontario, Ohio They now reside in Mansfield, Ohio. What a great way to start the new
millennium and on January 1st no less! Congratulations to Dells and Senior. LYBARGER SELECTED AS JUNIOR
ROTARIAN The Trenton Times (N.J.) reported that the Pemberton
Township (N.J.) Rotary Club has selected Christopher Scott Lybarger to be a
Junior Rotarian. Chris is a senior in high school where he is on the National
Honor Society and the Junior Civitan Club. He has also been the assistant coach
for the Pemberton Soccer team. He is a member of the Willingboro Rangers Soccer
Club and St. Ann's Catholic Church Youth Group. He was captain of the varsity
soccer team in his junior and senior years and he is on the varsity golf team. Chrls is listed in "Who's Who Among American High
School students" and "Among American High School Athletes". He
was named to the conference all‑stars second team in soccer during his
junior and senior years. He plans to pursue a career in physical therapy. Born on Sept. 22, 1983 in Trenton, N.J., Chris is the son of Donald Raymond and Colleen (White) Lybarger. He is the grandson of Donald Ray and Patricia (McGinnis) Lybarger. |
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