Visitors to the dig

      On August 14, members of several mosques in Washington D.C. visited Yarrow's lot.  Reasoning there might not have been anyone around to offer an Islamic prayer for the dead when Yarrow was interred on the property at his death in 1823, those attending this August joined in giving the prayer.

      On August 22, some of Yarrow's "family" visited.  He has no living blood relatives, but his daughter-in-law, Mary "Polly" Turner Yarrow does.  Alice Truiett is her great, great, great, great niece. Alice's grandmother, Emma Turner, knew Polly Yarrow, although she did not pass down any stories about her.  Still, the volunteers who have been doing the archaeology to unearth traces of Yarrow were pleased to meet Alice and her daughter Robin Truiett-Theodorson and make a human connection to the man.  Pictured below are Robin, Ruth Trocolli, the city archaeologist, Alice, and Jim Johnston.   The photograph below that shows the volunteers at work during the visit.