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Over 100 years ago, the P.A.F.A. Summer School held a Thankful Banquet to Mark the End of Summer A week before Thanksgiving, we want to…

Researched and Written by Mark Ashton The leaves are fading fast, but the trails on and surrounding Historic Yellow Springs offer a medley of color and light.…

Uncovering Clues of a Secret Setup in the Connie Fraley Studio Basement This box of old glassware was discovered during the renovations of Fraley Studio…

Carefully Uncovering the Contents of a Sealed Box in the Archives, Labeled 'Fragile - Handle with Care' Our archivist uncovered a sealed box in the…

Haunting Cassette Tapes from Yellow Spring's Past On the Eve of Halloween, this week’s Throwback Thursday showcases some ghostly-themed cassette tapes from the Moore Archive’s…

Identifying Specific Toys from Yellow Springs’ More Playful Past  For this week’s Throwback Thursday, we are going to highlight some of the artifacts that have been stored in…

Two Additional Springs Discovered Along the Northridge Trail Spark Curiosities The Discovery Back in June, our Facilities Manager, Kevin McCraw, discovered something curious while exploring…

From Clay to Leaf- Rediscovering Lenape Connections in the Landscape of Historic Yellow Springs Pot made by our Lenape Elder guests, made of native-dug clay…

The "Flower Book" from the Moore Archives is much older (and weirder) than We Thought Root Cause While organizing our library, we found a mysterious…

Researched and Written by Mark Ashton A blue and white flag with white stars (AI-generated. AI-generated content may be incorrect.) Head Quarters, at Yellow spring…

Indigenous Americans have been using the land at Yellow Springs for at least Four and a half Millennia Projectile points in their original wrappings A…

Compiled in 1893 by Samuel T. Wiley and Winfield Scott Garner This week’s Throwback Thursday features another hefty, aged leather-bound book discovered in the Moore…