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- An Introduction to Cataloging Our Artifacts - We catalog our artifacts to understand and utilize them. Learn more about the process of cataloging, and how it fits into our digitization efforts, on our blog.
- November 14, 2020
- Collections - article
An Introduction to Cataloging Our Artifacts
We catalog our artifacts to understand and utilize them. Learn more about the process of cataloging, and how it fits into our digitization efforts, on our blog.
- Staff Favorites from the IMLS Grant - Discover some favorite artifacts discovered over the course of our IMLS grant to conserve, photograph, catalog, and rehouse artifacts from our collection, including a fire truck model, a giant teapot, and a early 20th-century copper electric washing
- April 22, 2021
- Collections - article
Staff Favorites from the IMLS Grant
Discover some favorite artifacts discovered over the course of our IMLS grant to conserve, photograph, catalog, and rehouse artifacts from our collection, including a fire truck model, a giant teapot, and a early 20th-century copper electric washing
- Thomas Jefferson's Library - Thomas Jefferson compiled multiple libraries during his lifetime, one of which he used to restock the Library of Congress in 1815 and another that was auctioned three years after his death in February 1829.
- July 04, 2016
- Collections - article
Thomas Jefferson's Library
Thomas Jefferson compiled multiple libraries during his lifetime, one of which he used to restock the Library of Congress in 1815 and another that was auctioned three years after his death in February 1829.
- Surprising Stories from IMLS Discoveries - We are digitizing many electrical objects as part of an IMLS grant, but a few artifacts stand out. Learn four stories that involve the people behind the scenes — manufacturers, inventors, etc. — and how the object was used.
- February 16, 2017
- Collections - article
Surprising Stories from IMLS Discoveries
We are digitizing many electrical objects as part of an IMLS grant, but a few artifacts stand out. Learn four stories that involve the people behind the scenes — manufacturers, inventors, etc. — and how the object was used.
- A Collaboration Measured in Meters - Professors William E. Ayrton and John Perry collaborated on inventing an array of instruments in the 19th century, including this ammeter from our collections.
- December 21, 2016
- Collections - article
A Collaboration Measured in Meters
Professors William E. Ayrton and John Perry collaborated on inventing an array of instruments in the 19th century, including this ammeter from our collections.
- The Grand Army of the Republic and Memorial Day - The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a fraternal society founded in 1866 for Civil War veterans from the Union Army. Check out some G.A.R. artifacts from our collections, and learn about their relationship with Memorial Day.
- November 15, 2022
- Collections - article
The Grand Army of the Republic and Memorial Day
The Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) was a fraternal society founded in 1866 for Civil War veterans from the Union Army. Check out some G.A.R. artifacts from our collections, and learn about their relationship with Memorial Day.
- Discovering Context with IMLS - Learn the fascinating history of a chemical meter used at the City Hotel in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, around 1883--which we rediscovered through an IMLS grant project.
- August 24, 2017
- Collections - article
Discovering Context with IMLS
Learn the fascinating history of a chemical meter used at the City Hotel in Sunbury, Pennsylvania, around 1883--which we rediscovered through an IMLS grant project.
- Digitization Team Favorites - <p>In October 2018, The Henry Ford reached 75,000 artifacts digitized. While this represents just a small fraction of our total collection, the vast majority of the material that has been digitized is not currently on exhibit — which gives you access to materials that might otherwise be hard or impossible to view. In honor of this milestone, members of the digitization team each selected a favorite artifact they have been involved with digitizing.</p>
- November 08, 2018
- Collections - Set
Digitization Team Favorites
In October 2018, The Henry Ford reached 75,000 artifacts digitized. While this represents just a small fraction of our total collection, the vast majority of the material that has been digitized is not currently on exhibit — which gives you access to materials that might otherwise be hard or impossible to view. In honor of this milestone, members of the digitization team each selected a favorite artifact they have been involved with digitizing.