Museum
“George Washington slept here” – no, really!
Dotting the landscape of places like Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York are numerous Colonial-era homes and taverns where George Washington is said to have More
“Tuning” the Dymaxion House
“You must be this small to enter.” How many times do you hear that in the workplace? This week, our historic operating machinery specialist, Tim Brewer, More
Celebrate Black History: William Perry, first African-American worker at Ford Motor Company
For me, the excitement of the year 2003 is still a vivid memory. That year, Ford Motor Company celebrated their 100th anniversary – an More
What’s going on this (long) weekend: Feb. 18-20
Just in time for Presidents Day – Monday is another Target Family Day at Henry Ford Museum. What does that mean? In addition to already 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
Building a Highland Park plant for the digital age
When Ford Motor Company engineers developed the assembly line at the Highland Park Plant back in 1913, they were seeking to increase production volume in More
Last chance for original Girl Scout badges at The Henry Ford!
This year at The Henry Ford, Girl Scouts will have a chance to make history while learning about history! Last fall, in anticipation of More
What will you discover? Discovery Camp Open House, Feb. 22
As a parent who’s been a long-time Discovery Camp mom, I would like to say right from the start … What are you waiting for? More
Sending out an SOS
On August 11, 1909, as his ship struggled off Cape Hatteras, telegraph operator Theodore Haubner had an urgent choice to make: How should he call 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
