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- Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village: 40 Years of History - On the 40th anniversary of Halloween programs in Greenfield Village, look back at the program's development from humble beginnings to a robust family tradition--and see how it changed during 2020's worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
- October 23, 2020
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Hallowe’en in Greenfield Village: 40 Years of History
On the 40th anniversary of Halloween programs in Greenfield Village, look back at the program's development from humble beginnings to a robust family tradition--and see how it changed during 2020's worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
- Greenfield Village Buildings - As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.
- May 29, 2013
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Greenfield Village Buildings
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.
- The History of Historic Base Ball in Greenfield Village - Did you ever wonder how Historic Base Ball in Greenfield Village got started? Go behind the scenes to learn how we developed this beloved annual program.
- February 18, 2022
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The History of Historic Base Ball in Greenfield Village
Did you ever wonder how Historic Base Ball in Greenfield Village got started? Go behind the scenes to learn how we developed this beloved annual program.
- Brochure for Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, 2009 - Historic sites and heritage areas are popular family vacation destinations. Car buffs and history lovers travel to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, to view a parade of hundreds of historic vehicles each year at the site's Old Car Festival.
- 12 September 2009-13 September 2009
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Brochure for Old Car Festival in Greenfield Village, 2009
Historic sites and heritage areas are popular family vacation destinations. Car buffs and history lovers travel to Greenfield Village in Dearborn, Michigan, to view a parade of hundreds of historic vehicles each year at the site's Old Car Festival.
- Garden outside A Taste of History Restaurant in Greenfield Village, August 2006 -
- August 01, 2006
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Garden outside A Taste of History Restaurant in Greenfield Village, August 2006
- Soybean Fiber Sample, 1929-1943 -
- 1929-1943
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Soybean Fiber Sample, 1929-1943
- Greenfield Village Tintype Studio - Just before the official dedication of The Henry Ford in 1929, Henry Ford decided he wanted a tintype studio added to the village, so it was built and furnished in one day. Learn more about the building and the tintype process on our blog.
- July 10, 2020
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Greenfield Village Tintype Studio
Just before the official dedication of The Henry Ford in 1929, Henry Ford decided he wanted a tintype studio added to the village, so it was built and furnished in one day. Learn more about the building and the tintype process on our blog.
- #THF90: Creating Greenfield Village - In 1927, Henry Ford began to acquire buildings and move them to Greenfield Village. But what was the very first building he acquired? If you've visited, you may have eaten lunch there.
- February 20, 2019
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#THF90: Creating Greenfield Village
In 1927, Henry Ford began to acquire buildings and move them to Greenfield Village. But what was the very first building he acquired? If you've visited, you may have eaten lunch there.
- Locomotives of Greenfield Village - <EM>Torch Lake</EM>, built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, hauled ore for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. The engine is an articulated design. The driving wheels pivot under the boiler, allowing the locomotive to handle sharp curves. <EM>Torch Lake</EM> joined The Henry Ford's collection in 1969.
- October 16, 2015
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Locomotives of Greenfield Village
Torch Lake, built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, hauled ore for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. The engine is an articulated design. The driving wheels pivot under the boiler, allowing the locomotive to handle sharp curves. Torch Lake joined The Henry Ford's collection in 1969.
- Weaving in Greenfield Village - Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- October 16, 2015
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Weaving in Greenfield Village
Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.