After she was severely injured in a 1932 plane crash, Ruth found new ways to use her aviation skills and fame, including the promotion of women aviators.

Earhart’s residence in Rye was brief, but another pioneering female aviator, Ruth Norton Nichols, grew up in Rye at her family’s home.

The centennial history of The Osborn, published in 2008, noted that in the 1970s, the management and board of trustees were faced with increased nursing home regulations and a decline in the number of residents.