Stories from the Springs
Join us for unique stories from the Moore Archives at Historic Yellow Springs. These regular stories center events and voices associated with the Village of Yellow Springs, PA. and its rich local history of over 300 years. With first hand accounts, artifacts from the past, and audio recordings, we seek to bring history alive and share it directly with you.
Throwback Thursday: P.A.F.A. Period Glass Plate Photo Negatives
Carefully Uncovering the Contents of a Sealed Box in the Archives, Labeled ‘Fragile – Handle with Care’ Our archivist uncovered a sealed box in the to-be-filed cabinet of the Moore…
Throwback Thursday: Ghost Tapes
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 collection. Local legend has long…
Throwback Thursday: Childs’ Play
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 the Brick Room of the…
Throwback Thursday: Rediscovered Springs
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 the Northridge Trail. The Northridge…
Throwback Thursday: Sassafras Leaves & Lenape Traditions
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 from the HYS property and…
Throwback Thursday: Piecing Together Medical Botany
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 manilla folder- filled with what…