The Official Blog of the Babb Family Association
Daniel Greig Babb
I serve as the Genealogist for the Babb Family Association and am delighted to call myself a 5th generation Texan. I do my best to assemble a master tree for the Association that includes over 17,000 people. My purpose in life is to rescue and restore the the artifacts associated with the Babb Surname and to uncover the origin of the manifold Babb lines through DNA testing and traditional research.
Conover, Babb & Co.
I came across this receipt from a Conover, Babb & Co. in Philadelphia, PA from the day after Christmas in 1884. The company sells footwear. I’m unable to place the company ownership as we have only the last names of the owners. So, I’m throwing it out to the masses to see if someone can […]
Texoma firefighters pay tribute to 9/11 first responders
Click on the image to watch the full storyOne of our own took part in a 9/11 tribute activity here in Texas. Kasey Babb, who is a firefighter in Sherman, Texas (home of my Alma Matter, Austin College) climbed 110 flights of stairs in memory of the valiant firefighters who lost their lives on 9/11/2001. […]
Replica Dough Bowl purchased for Homestead
As many who attended the Babb reunion last summer will recall, the 1800s Dough Bowl from the Babb Homestead has a large crack down the center and is in fragile condition. Knowing this we keep the bowl in the main building at the Greeneville Greene County History Museum where it can be climate controlled. This […]
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More of nothing!
OK, I’ve finally resolved the email problem that was keeping people from getting their invitations and have added the first 88 people to the site. You should have an email in your inbox now. I’ll be shipping the remainder of the tomorrow due to email send limitations and all paying members should have an invitation […]
Here goes nothin!
I’m going to attempt to launch the membership portion of http://babbunabridged.com tonight and will be issuing trial memberships to anyone who has previously purchased one. This includes those whose subscriptions have lapsed. I am fighting competing urges. One tells me to upload everything and then make the memberships, but then people will start creating their […]
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