Month: July 2019
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Babbs in Vietnam
I visited Washington, DC recently and while I was there visited the Vietnam Memorial. I realized that with all the names, there might be a Babb somewhere on the wall and quickly found a website that lists every name. In a flash I found two Babbs Richard C. Babb & Kenneth A. Babb. Looking back […]
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Photo Mystery: Raymond Holden Babb
It isn’t uncommon when working on the tree to come across photos of the individuals you are working on. Such was the case with this curious photo of Raymond Holden Babb (Seated) and his friend Clifford Eugene Day. This picture shows the fondness these two men had for each other. But no information exists to […]
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Picnicking with Theresa Butler (Parker) Babb 1898-1900
Theresa Babb (1868-1948) was married to Charles Wilkes Babb (1-5-4-4-2-2-1-4), director of Knox Mill, Camden, Maine. For reasons unknown, she also possessed a gift for taking spontaneous and immediate photographs of her friends and family – such as these, while picnicking. Thanks to Marcus for bringing this collection to my attention! Source: https://retronaut.com/content/1898-1900-picnicking-with-theresa?rq=babb
