Hench, Christina | Historic Yellow Springs

RG1.B3.F33 - Genealogy

This folder contains the genealogy information on Johannes and Christina Hench researched by a family member. The Hench family aided the Revolutinary War effort in West Pikeland Township at the Revolutionary War hospital at Yellow Springs.

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RG1.B4.F29 - Genealogy

This is a genealogy of the Hench and Hartman families created by Stephen A. and Janeann M. Runkle for the Boyer Family Reunion. they begin the story in 1688 in Germany and continue it to the present day. They give a history of the families as they immigrated to America and settled in West Pikeland Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. They give military records of the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars with service at theYellow Sprin...

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RG1.B4.F5 - Excerpts

This folder contains various excerpts regarding the Revolutionary War Encampment at Yellow Springs. It includes correspondence from General George Washington, entries in the Orderly Book at Valley Forge, General Weedon's Orderly Book entries, General Muhlenberg's Orderly Book, and parts of The War of the Revolution by Christopher Ward.

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RG1.B5.F14 - Biography

This folder contains multiple documents relating to the life of Abigail Hartman Rice and her family. She was baptized as Maria Appolonia. The Rice and Hartman families were prominent in Pikeland history and Abigail served as a nurse at the Revolutionary War hospital at Yellow Springs. Location of the Rice farm is in the folder. Genealogical information is included.

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RG1.B5.F23 - Sign, Instructional

A photocopy page of the text on the sign/marker at the Revolutionary War Hospital Ruins at Yellow Springs. It details the history of the hospital

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RG1.B5.F26 - Journal article

This is an article in the Journal of the American Revolution about Abigail Hartman Rice, who served as a nurse at the Yellow Springs Revolutionary Hospital. The piece details her travels to America with her family, her life with her family and her work at the hospital.

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RG1.B7.F17 - Research materials

Research report on the Yellow Springs Hospital as of August 15, 2007 as completed by summer intern Gina Guzzon. The report includes an introduction to the research content, established information, unconfirmed information, description of what research needs to be done, where research was conducted and a list of documents, both primary and secondary that were found and used to write up the report.

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RG1.B7.F2 - Documents

This folder contains a letter from L.G. Millerick whose fifth great grandmothers were Abigail Hartman Rice and Christina Hench. She describes the relationship. Also included is a report "She Also Served" about Abigail Hartman Rice written by Mary Lou Buckenhauler. She is descended from Peter Hartman. She describes the family coming to America and then Abigail's service during the Revolutionary War as well as her family of 21 children. Buck...

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RG1.B7.F4 - Research materials

This folder contains a wealth of information about the women of Yellow Springs. Researched by archivist Priscilla A. Waggoner, Ph.D., Waggoner saw these women as visionaries and called them the "Women of Vision". Women from the Revolutionary War period, the spa period, the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as well as the Good News era and the current HYS period. Included is a geneaology and a map of the Pikelands. The prospect of an exhib...

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