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Month: January 2021
Babe Ruth, George H. W. Bush and James T. Babb
This 1948 image hangs in the George H. W. Bush Presidential Library and shows Babe Ruth (Left) presenting his Biography to Yale University. The presentation takes place on the Baseball field and is presented to Team Captain George H. W. Bush (in baseball uniform). Standing to the right are Bob Kiplurth, Yale Athletic Director; Professor […]
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Master Sargent: Morris Babb & General Douglas MacArthur
Research is difficult in this time period due to the the worst Genealogical Record fire in US History at the St. Louis Veterans Personnel records center. It destroyed something like 80% of all personnel records from WWI & WWII particularly for the Army and Air Force service members. So, there is little info available to […]
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Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fall in order to practice being brave.
~Mary Tyler Moore
Alfred Babb of Kenora, Ontario, Canada
I was tracked down by a fellow Genealogist who had a picture of a group of men, who apparently bore some professional relationships. He had already tracked down the “Fred Babb” who is listed as Head Clerk on the Reverse of the photo. He included in his message a link to the web entry below […]
MoreVoice of America: Carla Babb
One of our members spotted a piece by Carla Babb who serves as an Anchor for the Voice of America (VOA). It’s always nice to see a Babb doing well in this world, so I wanted to give a shout out to her and share her story with you: What follows is lifted directly from […]
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