Month: August 2017
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Shoals Marine Laboratory (Library/Shirts)
Thanks to one of our members, I’m ordering some new replacement t-shirts for the Shoals Marine Laboratory (SML) on Appledore Island. As anyone who has been on a Reunion with me knows, I buy a T-shirt everywhere I go! I’ve got a shirt that I’ve worn out after all these year and am in need […]
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Kroger Babb (1-2-2-1-3-2-2-2-7-1): Mom and Dad-Movie Advertisement
Kroger Babb is probably the second most infamous Babb of all time (behind Phillip Babb of the Isles of Shoals). But one thing is for sure, he made a lot more money along the way. In a time of tight censorship he was able to make some of the most provocative movies of his time. […]
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Finding Reason! (1-2-2-2-5-12)
Finding Reason! (1-2-2-2-5-12) In these times of so many nonsensical things it is so great to bring in some Reason! I’m talking about Reason Smith Babb, who’s ancestry was lost. Thanks to a query by one of our members and some detailed research it has now been found and verified! I’ve never been able to […]
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Daisy Dell Babb history unveils new Babb Branch (1-2-1-4-2-1-1-1-4)
Today I’ve been assisting one of our members in trying to unveil the mystery of her Ancestor Daisy Dell Babb who died in 1930. While researching her line I was able to connect her into the main tree of Phillip Babb of the Isles of Shoals. How I found and verified it was too complicated […]
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My Brave Little Boy
My Brave Little Boy My Brave little boy, Caesar, passed from this earth this morning. It was just on Monday that we learned that his recent weight gain was being fueled by a fast growing baseball sized tumor in his abdomen. It had appeared, as if out of nowhere over the last few […]
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“Babb Unabridged” donated to libraries
I’ve donated a complete set (all 15 volumes) of Babb Unabridged to the Stewart Bell, Jr. Archives of the Handley Library in Winchester, VA. This is the permanent home of Jean A. Sargent’s papers and the library was extremely instrumental in the digitization of those records. So, this was a natural place to have a […]
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Carl Woods (1923-2017)
Long time members will remember Carl and Norma Woods, who were regular attendees at the Reunions. They were last able to attend the 2007 Reunion in San Antonio. Norma passed not long afterwards, but Carl held in there to the ripe old age of 93. He would have been 94 next month. They were both […]
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DNA Waiting Game begins anew
We have a fresh season of the DNA Waiting Game starting up. Yesterday I met a member of the Buckinghamshire Pedigree 01 lineage that has agreed to be tested. He currently lives in England and as he met the pre-requisite of me being able to track his lineage, the Babb Family Association has paid for […]
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Grammie Carrie (McLoud) Babb (Circa 1880)
This photo only came with the description “Grammie Carrie Babb”. It was a little hard to track down. Fortunately the attached card (called a cabinet card) had the location of Lynn. I know that to be Lynn, Massachusetts, which is a well known location for a branch of the Babbs. I did a quick Bing Maps check […]
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Drawing of James Wilson Babb (circa 1870)
Some may recall the thrilling stories about James Wilson Babb (1789-1875) (1-2-3-1-3-1), driving his oxcart single handedly over the river and into Reedsburg, Sauk, Wisconsin. Or the thrilling story of him protecting the local Native Americans from being moved to a reservation. Or the story about him being the grandfather of Theodore Adolphus “Dot” Babb who […]