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What we’ve been reading lately…
Last of a Breed: Postal Workers Who Decipher Bad Addresses London’s Most Mysterious Museum Exhibits: Part 1 Dossin Great Lakes Museum reopens with new local More
Membership: More than a “super pass”
It’s Member Appreciation Days at The Henry Ford, Nov. 9-11, with all kinds of members-only specials, giveaways, discounts and other good stuff. Not long ago, More
Titanic ticket Tuesday
Congratulations to this week’s Titanic Ticket Tuesday winner, Kari Ternes! Enjoy the exhibit.
A summer of typewriter digitization
My name is Danielle and I am currently a museum studies graduate student interested in becoming a museum registrar. I spent this summer at The More
Intern at The Henry Ford
The Henry Ford is looking for interns in the marketing and media relations departments. The internships include multiple writing opportunities, escorting media and sponsors on-site, More
Collectible Olympic pride
A year and a half after the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, I found myself in an all-things-Canada souvenir shop in Toronto, which felt more More
Happy Maker Faire Eve
Greetings from a very busy Maker Faire campus this morning! Makers are on their way and will be setting up all day today in preparation More
Works in steel by Dozer Studios – Maker Monday
If you’re a custom motorcycle maker, what do you do with all those left over parts? If you’re Dozer from Dozer Studios in Clawson, Mich., More
Making – father and son style
Father and son team Vic and Micky Miller are bringing their project Recyclobot to Maker Faire Detroit from Toledo. The duo has been working on the automaton More
A great finish line – The Great Race concludes at The Henry Ford, July 1
The Great Race – the hugely popular cross-country road rally featuring pre-World War II vehicles – is finishing its 2012 contest right here at The More
Keeping cool the Victorian way
How do you keep cool during these hot and humid summer days? Do you duck into the shade? Take a dip in a pool? Park More
It’s a Mobile Muster photo contest during Motor Muster weekend
Here’s your chance to show us your chops taking photos with that fancy mobile device. It’s the Mobile Muster photo contest during this weekend’s Motor Muster More
Our flag was still there
The Henry Ford is commemorating the bicentennial of the War of 1812 with a special flag raising ceremony on the lawn of Henry Ford Museum. More
Maker Faire – Coming back to inspire
Do you make? Tinker? Hack? Or just want to watch all the fun? Take a look at last year’s Maker Faire – get inspired. Maker More
Titanic Ticket Tuesday Giveaway
You’re a click away from entering to win passage for four to the exhibition that everyone is talking about. Travel back to 1912 through the More
A Titanic voyage and historic drive: A look at this weekend
It’s a great weekend to explore two great stories at one great place. Saturday is opening day for Titanic: An Artifact Exhibition at Henry Ford More
Honey, I deleted the kids! Preserving your family’s digital photos
Remember these? For those of you who may not, it’s a 5.25-inch floppy disk – a very important storage medium for many years until superseded More
Weekend update, Feb. 11-12: roots, blues and the Real McCoy
Included in the scheduled happenings for this weekend’s Celebrate Black History! program in Henry Ford Museum are performances in the Museum Plaza by local roots More
More than meets the eye – a look at Benson Ford Research Center
Five miles of awesome. That pretty much sums up the Behind the Scenes Tour I took at Benson Ford Research Center. I confess, as many times More
Finding your files
This is part of a series of posts on preserving digital photographs: Honey, I deleted the kids. An aspect of preservation that is often overlooked More
Storage media and backups
This is part of a series of posts on preserving digital photographs: Honey, I deleted the kids. We have discussed what formats can be used to More
Which format?
This is part of a series of posts on preserving digital photographs: Honey, I deleted the kids. At The Henry Ford, we use different file formats More
File format compression
This is part of a series of posts on preserving digital photographs: Honey, I deleted the kids. One of the first thing you have to decide More
The digital master
This is part of a series of posts on preserving digital photographs: Honey, I deleted the kids. The concept of the digital master is an important More
On a mission – to the IMAX
We spent a not-so-quiet New Year’s Day enjoying Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol at the IMAX Theatre at The Henry Ford. Starting with the six-minute More
If it’s Wednesday, it must be your wedding photos
These are some of the great photos posted on our Facebook page after putting out the call asking brides, grooms and photographers to share favorite More
Our weddings of the year, and a request…
As the New Year quickly approaches, my plan was to take a look back and reflect on some favorite wedding moments of 2011. At first, More
A winter-wonderful wedding
A little Wedding Wednesday Winter Eye Candy to complement my recent all-cookie diet! Angela and Dan were married inside Anderson Theatre at Henry Ford Museum More
Making history: Weddings at Eagle Tavern
Warm and inviting. I’m sure that’s what weary and hungry travelers thought when they arrived at the inn that now stands as Eagle Tavern in More
Getting to know … us
Great weddings don’t just happen. For everything to be “just so,” it’s a collaborative effort between the bride and groom and all the folks behind More
Wedding cheer and local spirits
Every detail in planning a wedding matters: the location, the guest list, the food, the dress, the décor, and even the drinks. The Henry Ford’s More
Little-known Hallowe’en history (and why is it spelled that way?)
When it comes to Halloween history, domestic life curator Jeanine Head Miller and creative programs senior manager Jim Johnson really know their stuff! Read on More
‘Member this?
My husband and I have been members of The Henry Ford for close to 20 years. Actually, when I brought him home to meet my folks—we met More