The Official Blog of the Babb Family Association
Month: October 2018
Homestead Fund Raising off to a great start!
Our project to install a protective stone skirt and proper entrances to the front and back door of the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead is off to a great start with already $600 raised. We have a long way to go to meet the $10,000 goal, so please consider making a donation of your own. No […]
What is the cost to correct a mistake of history?
After a six month effort we have uncovered 2050 graves in the Dallas City Cemetery (aka Pauper’s Cemetery). Half the graves are currently unmarked and the other half are threatened or submerged in as much as 15″ of soil or stagnant water. After all this effort we have received great news! The company who supplied […]
Seth Babb Homestead Fund Raiser Launched
After a 14-year painstaking restoration process the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead is ready to open to the Public in Greeneville, Tennessee to be used as a Teaching tool of the life of Pioneers. Built just 2 years after the county was formed and 2 years before the Constitution was ratified, this 2-story home is a […]
