THE 365 PROJECT

Wheeling Gaunt's legacy lives on in Yellow Springs as the village continues his willed desire to have flour given to the poor, worthy widows of Yellow Springs regardless of their race. Below are several pictures taken from articles written about the Christmas gift tradition that the village maintains. Originally, the widows were to be given 25 pounds of flour but the village later changed it to 10 pounds of flour and 10 pounds of sugar to be given out every year. As we can se

Welcome to our second installment of blog posts dedicated to the life and legacy of Wheeling Gaunt!! When we left off we had learned about Gaunt's early years as a slave in Kentucky and how he eventually purchased his freedom as well as the freedom of his wife, Amanda and a family friend named Nick. The couple eventually made the move to a village in southern Ohio by the name of Yellow Springs. Once settled in the town, Gaunt went to work utilizing his notable entrepreneur sk

Good morning and welcome to another #WheelingGauntWednesday! This post will be the first in a series of blog posts sharing the known history of Wheeling Gaunt and telling of his legacy within the Village of Yellow Springs. In this post we will begin a brief history of what we think that we know about Wheeling Gaunt: While the birthdate of Wheeling Gaunt remains a topic of question, we do know that he was born a slave in Kentucky. In 1838 Gaunt married another slave by the nam

Good morning! On our social media platforms we are beginning the tag: #WheelingGauntWednesdays so that supporters and followers can keep tabs on our updates. Below is a quote from a man, Stephen P. Speir, who had the chance to see our float and shared his thoughts: "I was in Yellow Springs, Ohio for the annual town reunion week! A fantastic Idea that should be adapted everywhere. And I was fortunate enough to be a witness to a wonderful small town 4th of July festive para