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Portrait of the Baron, later in life | public domain image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Family Background John Rose was born Gustav Heinrich de Rosenthal…

Engraving of Dr. Bodo Otto Jr. (date unknown) | image digitally clarified and enhanced Dr. Bodo Otto Jr. was a physician whose life connected German medical…

Photo mock-up of what Rev. Sproat most likely looked like in 1778 (image created by HYS) Reverend Dr. James Sproat was a Presbyterian minister whose…

HYS’s artistic interpretation of what Abigail most likely looked like during 1777-1778 | Read more about the choices we made in how to depict her here! General…

HYS’s artistic interpretation of what Rina most likely looked like during 1777-1778 | Read more about the choices we made in how to depict her here!…

Signature of Sarah Kennedy | digitally clarified and enhanced Sarah Ruston Kennedy lived among some of the most important and influential people during the Revolution…

Painting of Dr. Bodo Otto Sr. (before 1755) | image digitally clarified and enhanced General Background Early Life Dr. Bodo Otto was born in Hanover,…

Signature of Dr. Samuel Kennedy | digitally clarified and enhanced Family Background Samuel Kennedy was born in 1731, recorded as being born at sea while…

Our Research to Imagine Key Figures from Yellow Springs' Past and Represent them to a New Audience Art Imitates Life In preparation for our upcoming…

We Identify and Date Several Pieces of Mysterious Pottery Found on the HYS Property Fragment of pottery found at Historic Yellow Springs (undated) Setting the…

As We Explore the Medicine of the 18th Century, The Uses of these Tools Intrigued Us Collection of medical tools from Historic Yellow Springs, replicas…

Could The Fragments of an Old Bowl be Connected to Life at Washington Hall? Shelves, Boxes, and Shards of the Past As we have mentioned…