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1906-1998 (Creation)
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10.16 cm textual material 1 artifact Some items badly damaged.
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Ruth Kerr Wright (1905- ) was the widow of Lieutenant-Colonel Harry LeRoy Babcock, whom she married in Orangeville, Ontario, in 1926. She supported him in his enthusiasm for local military activities and scouting, but for her own part was more interested in the Rebekahs. She joined Rebekah Lodge No. 254 (Queen of Sheba) in 1930 and remained a member for more than fifty years.
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Papers from the home of Ruth Wright Babcock in Napanee, Ontario.
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Fonds consists of documents and ephemera kept by Mrs. Babcock when she entered a seniors’ residence. Some were saved for legal reasons but most had sentimental value to her. Included is a Christmas card sent home by sapper, Wilkie Laird in 1918 and a blue cotton armband worn by Harry Babcock at the Legion in 1929. There are many letters of congratulations and certificates of appreciation. Fonds is comprised of the following series: 50th Wedding Anniversary, 1976 90th and 93rd Birthdays Certificates and memorabilia
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Dick Babcock
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Permission of the Lennox and Addington Historical Society is required for commercial use.
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Harry LeRoy Babcock fonds
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Ruth Babcock’s birth was never registered and her age is based on her baptismal certificate.
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- Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 137, Napanee (Subject)
- Rebekah Lodge 254, Queen of Sheba (Subject)
- Babcock, Harry LeRoy, 1896-1980 (Subject)
- Laird, Wilkie, 1891- (Subject)