Month: April 2020
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The Island Queen
Celia Thaxter of the Isles of Shoalsby Julia Older Celia Thaxter of the Isles of Shoalsby Julia Older The Babb Family Association has reached agreement with Julia Older to digitize and distribute copies of her original works, which from here on I will deem the Isles of Shoals Collection. Julia has spent a lifetime writing […]
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Apples to Genealogy
I came across this good news story in the LA Times today. It tells a great story of how forensic genealogy is helping track down apples that were thought to be extinct. https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2020-04-15/10-pioneer-era-apple-types-thought-extinct-found-in-us-west We can all use some good news and I hope you find it interesting.
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Peter Babb – 1831 Militia Record
This document came to me during one of my late night eBay hunts. It is 189 Years old and has clearly had a storied life. The document is extremely fragile and was difficult to scan. I did my best to line it up for readability but some words are simply missing. It is an Order […]
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A Huge welcome to our new members!
I want to welcome the almost 200 new members enlisted by one of our current members today. This is the single greatest leap in membership in our organization’s history! I noticed that many are from different parts of the Caribbean, which is a group we have been interested in learning more about since we first […]