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Category: 1787 Seth Babb Homestead in Greenville, TN
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Stonecypher Family Cabin Dedication on August 18th
Stonecypher Family Cabin Dedication The Stonecypher Family will be dedicating their families cabin on August 18th 10am at the Davey Crockett Birthplace Homestead. Their land was used to form the Park. For many this name will be familiar. Annie Stonecypher married Seth Babb, Jr in 1820 and they lived in the Seth Babb Homestead you…
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This Really Old House –Greeneville Sun 6/20/2018
This Really Old House –Greeneville Sun 6/20/2018: The Greeneville Sun did a really thoughtful piece about Seth’s Homestead to introduce the public to it. You can read the full sized article by clicking on the pictures below. It truly was a glorious weekend and I still have trouble believing that we completed it finally!…
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Babb Homestead Honored by Tennessee Historical Society
This just made my day! News has just come in that the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead in Greeneville, TN has been awarded a 2016 Award of Distinction for the Building Preservation efforts. Details are still in short supply, but the award ceremony is today at their Annual Meeting. I’ll forward more details and hopefully some…
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Words Cannot Express…
Words cannot express my emotions as I did the final walkthrough to sign off on the completion of the Homestead last weekend. We brought the good camera and tripod to capture images that are often tricky when using natural light. It rained on and off during the visit, but it didn’t matter at…
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Stick a fork in it!
You can stick a fork in it, cause it’s done! I was notified today that the final touches are complete and the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead is ready for the Greeneville Greene County History Museum to decorate and put on display! On Tuesday, Sept 15, 2015 the remaining repairs to the daubing were finally completed.…
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Nathanael Greene Museum has a new name
The Nathanael Greene Museum has undergone a name change to more accurately reflect their mission. Hence forth they will be known as the Greeneville Greene County History Museum. The address and phone number remain the same, but the website has been updated to: http://www.TheMuseum.us. Please make note of the new address. Dan
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Elinor Babb Stroud – Obituary
Many of you may remember Elinor from the 2007 (San Antonio) & 2012 (Greeneville) reunions. Elinor is also the sister of member Lynn Babb. ———————– Elinor Babb Stroud, age 91 died at Aarondale Retirement and Assisted Living Community in Springfield, Virginia Sunday, November 9, 2014, of natural causes She was born October 9, 1923 to…
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Shaking it up
Seth Babb’s 1787 Homestead, got its new permanent roof last weekend. I have attached what I believe is the first picture ever of the virtually completed exterior. The new cedar shake shingle roof is on. This newly added roof replaces the first one that had been improperly installed, and this one is water tight, and…
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All Done!
Inexplicably, the job that was supposed to take 3 days ended up being completed in 1 day. The ROOF IS FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks to Canjoe John for coordinating the whole thing! He has worked tirelessly to help us complete this job. We have a few minor tasks to complete, such as the installation of the Snow…
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Roof Construction has Started!
Mother Nature gave us a partial reprieve on the weather in Greeneville, TN today and work has begun on putting in place the permanent roof. Simultaneously, additional painting will be done and there will be a temporary removal of the interior wall to allow for those two large artifacts to be relocated. No pictures just yet,…