Daggett Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007
THF53552 / Daggett Farm in Greenfield Village, September 2007 / Photographed by Michelle Andonian
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Artifact Overview
The hardworking Daggett family lived in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s. Samuel farmed the land and made furniture; Anna spun yarn, made clothes, cooked, and tended the gardens; their children helped. The Henry Ford moved the family's home to Greenfield Village in 1977. This image from 2007 shows presenters recreating activities that help make the farmhouse come alive for visitors.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Digital image
Subject Date
September 2007
Creators
Creator Notes
Photographed by Michelle Andonian.
Location
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
2008.171.683
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Color
Multicolored
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Like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, the Daggetts made and grew many of the things they needed. Along with farming, Samuel Daggett was a house builder and furniture maker. The "saltbox" form of this house -- with short roof in front and long in back -- was a typical New England house type of this era.
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