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Tracing
your family history is a fascinating activity which needs to be
done carefully and methodically in order to achieve results and
may entail years of research. We at KYBYS have spent hours pouring
over documents searching for elusive names and other important
information. We then have entered our research material into a
huge data base that can be searched by Surname and State.
To see if
your ancestors are among our collection, select from the available
heading below to search our database.
Old
Newspapers - Find Vital Records! Old obituaries, birth
& marriage announcements and old news stories. While these are
not official records, they can help as a starting point to find
your ancestors
County
History Books - In these books you can find information
on County Formation, Government, Transportation, Industry, Schools,
Churches, Servicemen, Cemeteries, Newspapers, Post Offices and
Biographies of the Citizens of that County. From these books
we learn how our ancestors lived.
Cemetery
Records - List names and date of death. A cemetery record
may provide birth date, marriage date, military record, and
provide leads to other family members.
Church
Records - includes church history, church members, marriage,
birth, baptismal and death records. Cemetery records are provided
if a cemetery is on the church grounds
High School
Yearbooks - Seniors and under classmen, faculty, school staff and alumni. (Some include Photo's)
Wonder
where we get our information? Click on a state symbol or country
to go directly to a list of our resources.
If you have
any question about the information you see here, please do not
hesitate to contact
us.

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A young wife
was cooking her first ham for a family celebration. Before she puts
it in the pan to bake, she cuts off both ends of the ham and tosses
them out, as her husband comes into the kitchen.
“Why did you cut off the ends of the ham and toss them?”
“Because that’s the way Mom always did it.”
Mom happens to be in the living room, waiting for the feast to
begin. So, the young husband calls his mother-in-law into the kitchen,
and asks again, “Why cut off the ends?” She gives the same answer
as her daughter: “That’s the way Mom did it.”
Seeking to get to the bottom of this, the husband decides to call
grandma, celebrating at another relative’s home.
“So, Grandma, we’re discussing the traditional holiday ham. Your
daughter and granddaughter both say they cut off perfectly good
ends of the ham and toss them out because that’s the way you did
it. Why?”
“Well, honey, I don’t know why they do it, but my pan was too small.
I had to cut off the ends to make it fit.”
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