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In November, Canjoe John and his trusty assistant Zach spent a good bit of time finishing out the new Protective Stone Skirt that was installed over the last year. While the stone skirt does much of the hard work, it intentionally doesn’t rise up to meet the logs. This is to prevent the logs from […]
MoreWhile proofing my work for the upcoming book on the North Carolina Babb Family, I stumbled across a significant error that needed correction. You see, when first transcribing Jean A. Sargent’s Babb Families of America I used the 2nd Edition, which was the only one available to me at the time. I knew that there […]
MoreSeth 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 […]
MoreInexplicably, 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 […]
MoreAfter a pause to honor the late Earl Fletcher, we are starting to pick up the pieces and are working to finish the job he dedicated the last years of his life to. Nine days before his passing we spoke via phone and agreed to the colors of paint to be used on Seth Babb’s Homestead in Greeneville, […]
MoreHere are some additional views of the new chimney provided by a different family member who was there shortly after construction. In them you can see the large pile of antique limestone that still remains. It looks as though we will be using it to create stoops for the main and side doors. The door on […]
MoreAs promised, here are some first pictures of the completed chimney at the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead. While it is still clearly a worksite, you can get a good look at it. The stonework is complete and we are awaiting the some finishing touches to the hearth on the inside by the carpenter and blacksmith. […]
MoreThe reconstruction of the Chimney at the 1787 Seth Babb Homestead was picked up by our friends at the Greeneville Sun. I almost overlooked the article after the TV Station picked up the story. But I’m glad someone pointed it out to me. In the picture you can see the Cinder Block structure of the […]
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