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Jazz at the Springs and America 250
Join us June 7th, 3-6pm In front of the Revolutionary War Hospital at 1685 Art School Road Historic Yellow Springs is proud to announce the…
America 250 Mural Painting Day
Join us Sunday May 10th for a FREE community painting day! Join us at Art Around the Village on May 10th, 2026 for a hands…
Biography of Samuel Culbertson
Photo mock-up of what Samuel Culbertson most likely looked like in 1778 (image created by HYS) The story of Captain Samuel Culbertson connects the broader…
Throwback Thursday: Making History- Forgotten Faces from Washington Hall
We Continue to Use Historical Research to Return Imagery to Lost Revolutionary Figures First page of the index of Kennedy’s Estate (circa 1778) Setting the…
Throwback Thursday: Making History- Medical Faces from The Revolution in Chester County
We Continue to Use Historical Research to Return Imagery to Lost Revolutionary Figures Setting the Scene Last week, our Throwback Thursday post used new technology…
Throwback Thursday: Making History- Faces from The Revolution in Chester County
We Continue to Use Historical Research to Return Imagery to Lost Revolutionary Figures Setting the Scene Last week, our Throwback Thursday post used new technology…
Throwback Thursday: Making History- Faces of the 4th Pennsylvania Battalion
We Use Historical Research to Return Imagery to Lost Revolutionary Figures Setting the Scene Last week, in our Throwback Thursday post, we explored letters between…
Throwback Thursday: Letters of Persifor Frazer
While Stationed at Fort Ticonderoga, Persifor Frazer wrote to his wife Polly, and mentioned the Kennedys of Yellow Springs Page 1 of letter from Persifor…
Throwback Thursday: Letter to Johnathan Potts from John B. Cutting
Examining Our Archives Uncovers a Scan of John B. Cutting's Original Letter to Jonathan Potts What Is This? This is a photographic scan of a…
Throwback Thursday: The Old Jersey Prison Ship
Inside the Old Jersey: The Brutal Prison Ship That Held Three Young Men from Yellow Springs Last week, in our Throwback Thursday post, we examined…
Throwback Thursday: Letter for Prisoner Exchange from Sarah Kennedy
Examining Our Archives has Uncovered Letters from Sarah Kennedy, wife of Samuel Kennedy, at Yellow Springs even after his death What Is This? This is…
Throwback Thursday: A Pledge of Allegiance
Our Archives Preserves Dr. Bodo Otto and Dr. Kennedy Signing an Official Pledge to the New United States of America What Is This? Found in…