Category: DNA-09: Potters of Staffordshire, England
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The Lightweight Legend of a Family in Motion: Bicycles, Business, and Bonds
The story of the Babb family of Macclesfield, Cheshire England & Paterson, Passaic, NJ Cover Image: William Walter Babb, holding his 1st cousin, Edith Margaret Babb the daughter of his […]
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Lost Currency: Unraveling the Mystery of J. Babb’s Brass Token
The late 1860s was a busy time for Jeffrey Babb of Birmingham, England. On 7th Dec 1867 he realized his dream of being a Tavern Keep, with the purchase of […]
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RootsTech 2025 – In Progress (Ancestry.com Exciting New Feature)
RootsTech, the annual convention held by FamilySearch.org is in the middle of their annual gathering. Today on the mainstage several new products were announced. They saved the biggest announcement for […]
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A Trans-Atlantic Friendship and a Message in a Bottle
Once in every lifetime a friendship comes along that transcends space and time. A friend that, although you don’t see each other all the time, never seems to dull. When […]
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Coming Soon: Babb, Thomas (1841-1915). Diaries and Notes, 1905-1912
The Babb Family Association has contracted with the University of Illinois to digitize the Diaries and Notes of Thomas Babb so that they may be used for Research and an […]
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Announcement: The Staffordshire DNA Waiting Game is over
For some unknown reason Family Tree DNA pushed out the results for our Staffordshire, England Babb in record time, cutting their original estimate by a full 30 days. Our wait […]
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36 Days Until We Get to Stratford!
The DNA test kit for our Stratford, England descendant has been nestled all snug in its container and shipped to the Lab for processing. The results are expected back on […]
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DNA Waiting Game – Staffordshire, England Edition
I have recently met with a member of Staffordshire Pedigree 01, whose family tree extends back to the hamlet of Gratwich in Staffordshire, England. He has agreed to conduct a […]
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The Babbs of Staffordshire, England
I have struggled so much with this seemingly endless collection of Jeffrey Babbs. No where else in England have I seen such a confusing array of similarly named people. I’ve […]
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The Document Dump
I’ve been busily at work since my return from England and am nearing the home stretch on the digitization of the collected papers of Ian Babb (pictured). There is a […]