Category: Misc
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Did you lose a Family Member on the USS Arizona?
I’ve become aware of a project to identify those whose remains were recovered from the USS Arizona that was sunk in the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941. […]
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Rewriting History at the Library of Congress – Part 2
In the wee hours of the night of Sept 30th as the Government Shutdown loomed, a bold move was made by the staff of the Library of Congress. Knowing that […]
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23andMe Sold at Auction
In a previous post, we discussed how to remove your genetic data from 23andMe. Today, the company has been sold at auction to a pharma company for $256M. Steps to […]
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The “Babb” Crest
This morning, while conducting research, I happened across a book by the name of Fairbairn’s Book of Crests of the Families of Great Britain and Ireland. It contained a description […]
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Are you sick of Facebook?
I sure am! They aren’t standing up for anyone but themselves. They bury our friends posts behind mountains of advertising and suggested groups intended to set the hook into your […]
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989 Files
Today, I took a moment to step back and work to regain control of the several hundred files I mentioned in my last post. Once I had everything drug into […]
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New Online Tree Structure
Despite a small setback, the uploads have successfully completed, and we are officially back on Ancestry again with up-to-date trees. Note the new links below, which can also be found […]
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Going Online…Again
Many of you may not realize that I’ve been unable to synchronize my tree updates to Ancestry for the last 9 months. There was a corruption problem that forced me […]
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Nicole Babb Shares How Hot Sauce and Travelling Can Help Build Spice Tolerance
Story by Krizia Ramos If you’ve seen the show Styled, then you know Nicole Babb has a keen eye and passion for design. From turning once drab spaces into stunning fabulous areas in […]
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Digging Graves with Nathan Babb
The following news story, courtesy of the Philadelphia Inquirer, tells of a recent discovery made by Nathan Babb from the Boyertown Historical Society’s archaeological division, forensic archaeologist Kimberlee Moran of […]
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Salisbury woman to walk 100 miles in her 100th year
Harriet RobinsonBBC News, Wiltshire A woman is celebrating her 100th year by walking 100 miles for a homeless charity. Phyll Babb, 99, from Salisbury in Wiltshire, will walk one mile […]
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Rewriting History at the Library of Congress
The die has been cast and I am attempting to re-write the Babb history at the Library of Congress. They have Babb as a derivative of Babbit. Take a moment […]
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New Item from the Babb Store
Just in time for the Babb Family Association Reunion this June! Functional and fashionable, our 20oz Stainless Steel Thermal Tumbler is made to take anywhere on the go. Crafted with […]
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A Texas Sized Eclipse
I just want to be clear that I did NOT take this picture. But it came across my Facebook feed and it is so spectacular that I needed to share […]
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Happy Eclipse Day
To all of the Babb(s) in North America, I want to wish you a most joyous eclipse day! This happens to be the very first time in my life that […]
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More About Paul Babb – Fashion Designer for Twiggy
Several of our members are hot on the trail to find Paul Babb, a modern-day artisan who’s brush with Twiggy landed his work in the Victoria & Albert Museum in […]
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Mini-Dress (Twiggy)- by Paul Babb
The late 1960s celebrity boutique phenomenon saw popular teenage idols launching clothing lines and boutiques. These included singer Sandie Shaw, TV presenter Cathy McGowan, and even the footballer George Best. […]
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That’s right! We Are Back in Business!
Over the holiday weekend a patch was released for Family Tree Maker that allowed me to sync the changes from Family Tree Maker up to Ancestry.com. It’s been 5 months […]
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The Man They Couldn’t Hang
Talk about sticking your neck out! John “Babbacombe” Lee had his on the line repeatedly! While he doesn’t have the Babb surname, he sure sounds like one of us! Source: […]
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Mourning the, all too early, passing of Cameron Hale Chaboudy
I met Cam, or as his mother likes to call him Cameron, as a young buck at my very first Babb Family Association Reunion in 2001. We connected on an […]
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Ebay Auction: Ramon Larry Babb (1950)
1950 Georgia Institute of Technology 67th Commencement Grant Field Atlanta GA | eBay Auction ends today!
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BFA News & Notes now available for full text search.
Thirty years of the Babb Family Association’s News & Notes (N&N) is now available in a single publication as a component of the Babb Family Archives. With a single download […]
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Babb Families of America, 2nd Edition now full text searchable
A recent question from a cousin made me realize that I had never converted the digitized copy of Jean A. Sargent’s Babb Families of America into searchable text. So, I’ve […]
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The Key…
The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but on significance — and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take […]
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A Mystery Hidden in a Family Photograph
While this story isn’t about a Babb, it shows the depth of research undertaken to uncover those hidden treasures in our family photographs. It was written by a New York […]
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Collections now Available on Babb Unabridged Store
I’ve finally shaped out each of the Genetic Lineages into separate collections in the new store. There is a General Merchandise collection followed by each Genetic Lineage in the order […]
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Babb Unabridged Store is Open for Business
Just in time for Black Friday, we are hanging up a shingle and opening a store on Zazzle. We are kicking off the first assortment with the first in a […]
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Mark Babb of Memphis on The Drought along the Mississippi River
I found this article about a Mark Babb, who is apparently from Memphis. He has been featured in an article today in the New York Times. As Drought Drops Water […]
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War Correspondent & Press Secretary
I’m in the market for a War Correspondent. Someone who likes to dig through old Military Records on Fold3.com looking for stories & treasures and bringing them back to light. […]
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Sisters are Doing it For Themselves – A Contest
Now there was a time, when they used to say that behind every great man there had to be a great woman. But in these times of change you know […]
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‘No redeeming qualities’: Jacksonville man writes brutally honest obituary for estranged father
Sister: ‘I call it honesty’ Beth Reese Cravey | Florida Times-UnionPublished 7:41a.m. ET July 6, 2022 Larry Pfaff does not remember his father fondly. So the obituary the Jacksonville man wrote about Lawrence […]
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Major Bill Babb – 101st Airborne “Challenge Coin”
This coin is part of a long held military tradition dating back to the Roman Empire. A challenge coin is a small coin or medallion, bearing an organization’s insignia or emblem and carried by the organization’s members. […]
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Paris, France: 1890s Invoice Edouard Babb
This curious item is currently available on eBay. It is a receipt from the French Bakery of Edouard Babb. His 1890’s Patisserie was on one of the Grand Boulevards of […]
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The Babb Coat of Arms
I’ve been working on re-proofing some of the earlier research in the context of what we now know about the Babbs of Devon. In the year since I received the […]
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Little Miss Nobody has a Name!
Sharon Lee Gallegos was born about 1957 and was kidnapped in 1960. She would have been 65 this year. Five Years Later her mother kept hope alive, but her relief […]
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‘Little Miss Nobody’ finally gets a name on Tuesday
DNA is once again coming to the rescue in solving a cold case that involved the murder of a little girl 3-6 years old in the desert of Yavapai County, […]
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Update
Hi! I’ve been quiet these last few months while going through a series of family situations. Things are starting to settle down again in both my personal and work life, […]
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Thought of the Day
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
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New Master Tree Link
I began having trouble with the synchronized Master Tree on Ancestry and had to break the link and then re-upload it. There was only one day of work that was […]
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Welcome the Newest Member of the Babb Family
Kelsey Grace Babb hails from Tulsa, Oklahoma and is a beautiful little girl. Her father Austin is a fan of our site and wanted to shout his excitement to the […]
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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 […]
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Finding Your Roots…or Bust!
I’ve received word back from the crew at Finding Your Roots and they have confirmed that I should not expect to see our episode in the October Release of the […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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No More Money Panic: How to Prepare for Baby on a Budget
Prologue: Alex discovered our blog while helping a friend research their family tree. She wanted to share her specialty with us and wrote this article to help prospective parents align […]
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My new Intern
Today is the first day in the office with my new Intern. This little gentleman isn’t wasting any time helping to get to the bottom of important matters at hand. […]
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Autosomal DNA Test Transfers
It has just come to my attention that Family Tree DNA has added the ability for the first time to compare your Autosomal DNA tests, no matter where you tested […]
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Fred Flint’s Stone
I’m on a European holiday, so here is just a fun thought shared by cousin Martha Babb Enjoy!
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My Brave Little Boy
My Brave Little Boy My Brave little boy, Caesar, passed from this earth this morning. It was just on Monday that we learned that his recent weight gain […]
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20,000 views!
This week, my blog passed 20,000 views (over the last 2.5 years) and my book series passed 250 copies sold. While I’m no Tom Clancy, the figures are staggering for […]
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Safe & Sound in Dallas
Many may realize that Dallas is my hometown and I wanted to make sure everyone knew that me and mine are safe and sound, following the tragic events last night. […]
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Corollary to a Precious Little Girl
I knew that my precious little girl could never rest in peace until she was home with us. We received Josie’s ashes back a few days ago and I felt […]
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My Precious Little Girl
On Friday April 10th, 2015 at approximately 11:05 am, we lost our precious little girl Josie to Lymphoma. Josie first arrived in our lives on Christmas Eve 2002. She couldn’t […]
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Joining the Babb Family Association
Someone pointed out to me that I’ve not provided a method for people to join the Babb Family Association. I can’t believe that I somehow missed that when creating this […]
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Game on!
Sargent Ryan Tucker (who I believe is the only Active Duty member of the Babb Family Association) is helping to bring baseball to Latvia. In addition to being the 4th great […]
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Charles Devereux DeVaney: A Biography
When I was growing up and I was trapped inside during a snow storm, I loved working on Jigsaw puzzles. Something about them always intrigued me and I kept several […]
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CAT DNA solves homicide
This is an interesting story about how authorities solved a murder mystery using DNA found on some cat hair on the victim. I know I spend half my life covered […]
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Not much to say
I realized I haven’t made a post in a while and wanted to explain why. There really hasn’t been much to say. We are in a holding pattern waiting on […]
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Moving
For all those that have wondered where I’ve been over the last few weeks. I’ve been moving to a new place a few miles north of my last one in […]
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4 years Cancer Free!!
Please join me Sunday for “Give the terrorists the finger” in which I celebrate the 4th anniversary of the day I was CURED OF CANCER!!! I lost my middle finger […]
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Historic Bridge in Vermont swept away by Irene
THIS IS NOT BABB’S BRIDGE, but at first glance on the TV this morning, it wasn’t possible to tell. I thought others might have seen and wondered and thought it […]
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Time for a new look
It’s time for a fresh look for the News & Notes, so with the first issue of the new cycle we are launching with a fresh banner page and hope […]
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Jim Babb takes on the TSA
Babb Family Association member Jim Babb has founded a group that is in opposition to the TSA’s new scanners & exam procedures. He did an interview recently with MSNBC which […]
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Daniel Babb fired by Dallas Police Department for unnecessary force
FYI, this article is NOT about me. It is kind of a creepy coincidence though that he bears the same name and lives in the same city. The DPD is […]
