Monthly Archives: September 2017

Memories of a Yellow Springs Family — Part 3

Posted on September 30, 2017 by admin

All entries in the series are indexed on the “Blog Multi-Part Series” page (click on tab above and scroll to second group). For those who are curious, the 1896 map of Yellow Springs indicates just where Della’s family lived on … Continue reading →

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Memories of a Yellow Springs Family — Part 2

Posted on September 26, 2017 by admin

[The Della Miller family memories are an unusually comprehensive document, containing both elements of scrapbook and journal, with a tone much like a volume from Laura Ingalls Wilder’s “Little House on the Prairie” series in the way it shares domestic … Continue reading →

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Memories of a Yellow Springs Family – Part 1

Posted on September 23, 2017 by admin

When looking at local history, artifacts and photographs are to be appreciated, but are essentially incomplete without a narrative describing their context. The Yellow Springs Historical Society was recently the recipient of color photocopies of a most remarkable handwritten document … Continue reading →

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Dramatic Mystery

Posted on September 19, 2017 by admin

A photograph from the Howard Kahoe glass negative collection shows some sort of outdoor dramatic presentation, but there is no caption to indicate the event, the participants or the locale. The tree at right certainly seems to have provided an … Continue reading →

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Artists Don’t Really Retire

Posted on September 16, 2017 by admin

A newspaper clipping (without source attribution or dating) found in the papers collected by Mary E. Morgan features Robert Metcalf (featured as a bookplate artist in a previous blog post) along with his wife Gertrude on their plans after retiring … Continue reading →

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1910s Cemetery Book — Pages 34 and 35

Posted on September 13, 2017 by admin

The first name on page 34 should be familiar to readers of this blog (see here, here and here) and that of Yellow Springs Heritage (not affiliated with the Historical Society but another organization focusing on the history of Yellow Springs … Continue reading →

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Grinnell Dam/Mill

Posted on September 9, 2017 by admin

With Hurricanes Harvey and Irma reshaping cities, we should remember that we are not insulated form the power of severe weather. Tornadoes are an annual concern, and floods, although not generally a threat to downtown, are not unknown. The 1913 … Continue reading →

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Passionate Issue in 1905

Posted on September 5, 2017 by admin

One of the clippings (actually, an incomplete photocopy) found in the papers collected by Mary E. Morgan was a partial page from a 1905 issue of the Yellow Springs News, in which the major discussion was on the actions of … Continue reading →

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Why They Came — Pages 50 – 53

Posted on September 2, 2017 by admin

(Previous entries here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here) These pages reflect village organizations of the time. Are there ones we would do well to revive? PAGE 50 Thirty-five volunteers consider it a privilege to belong to the Miami Township Fire Department and are … Continue reading →

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