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maker faire detroit
A two-day, family-friendly event that celebrates arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. It’s for creative, resourceful people who like to tinker and love to make things.
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Grab a wrench and help build a Model T or work together assembling miniature wooden Model T’s in Henry Ford Museum. Handle a “smart tool” and work together to discover the flexibility of the modern moving assembly line at Ford Rouge Factory Tour.
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There are many opportunities for students to engage with The Henry Ford. Listen to student-developed podcasts or attend our With Liberty & Justice for All Symposium and see peers participate in a student panel discussion.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. 15-minute presentation in Scotch Settlement School in which students are guided through a 19th century civics lesson.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Explores how the Gullah culture and language of the Georgia Sea Islands preserved elements of African culture.
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Facilitated Activity in Henry Ford Museum. Assist in the assembly of an authentic Model T. Spend as much or as little time as you want.
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Dramatic Presentation in Henry Ford Museum. A 30-minute musical and dramatic program that addresses the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 1960s.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Meet Thomas Edison the day after he introduced the world's first practical incandescent light bulb in this live one-man show.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. 15-minute play about Elijah McCoy's journey to overcome racial injustice and register 57 patents.
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Facilitated Activity at Ford Rouge Factory Tour. During this 10-minute assembly line activity, visitors work together to discover the teamwork and flexibility of the modern moving assembly line.
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Facilitated Activity in Henry Ford Museum. Visitors assemble miniature wooden Model Ts using station and moving assembly line methods. 20-minute program.
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Take a ride to explore historic modes of transportation, including the Weiser Railroad, horsedrawn omnibus, Model T and the carousel.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Orville, Wilbur, and their sister, Katharine, tell the dramatic tale of their first flights on December 17, 1903.
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Special Event outside & in Henry Ford Museum. A two-day, family-friendly celebration of arts, crafts, engineering, food, music, science and technology projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset.
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Facilitated Activity at Ford Rouge Factory Tour. Step outside the Rouge and see how the ecosystem of this industrial setting, including soil, water, and air, has been transformed through sustainable design.
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The Henry Ford offers amazing camp experiences. Discovery Camp® is our week-long history-based camps for children going into the 2nd through 9th grade. Each level has its own theme and related crafts and activities.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Favorite stories from Mark Twain's book come alive in this 15-minute show.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. Inspiring and sobering 15-minute program about life for enslaved people.
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Dramatic Presentation in Greenfield Village. 20-minute dramatic presentation on Women's Suffrage Movement.
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Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Symposium in Henry Ford Museum's Anderson Theater. Features keynote speakers and student panelists addressing themes within With Liberty and Justice for All exhibit.
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Expert Set in Online Collections. Artifacts in The Henry Ford's unparalled Industrial Revolution collection for you to browse & study.
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Online Interactive Module. Investigate the daily lives of the Daggetts, a colonial family living in northeastern Connecticut.
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Online Exhibit. The photographers of the Detroit Publishing Company, founded in 1895, brought the world to everyone's living room.
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Online Exhibit of The Henry Ford's historic costume collection. Much can be learned about societies and individuals by examining the way clothing was made and what people wore.
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Online Exhibit. Explore R. Buckminster Fuller's Dymaxion House - the only surviving prototype of Fuller's vision for mass-produced, affordable housing.
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Online Interactive. Access our easy-to-use digital galleries, research, then create and post your own online exhibitions. Exhibits can be shared online.
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Student handout. Show students how to take on the tasks of researching, collecting, organizing, and writing for an online exhibit using The Henry Ford's cool ExhibitBuilder online tool.
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Video interview with curator Bob Casey and article on Henry Ford, founder of Ford Motor Company, inventor of the Model T and innovator of the moving assembly line.
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Research material. Information on Henry Ford’s story, the Model T, the assembly line and innovation from the curators of The Henry Ford. Includes hyperlinks to artifacts in The Henry Ford's Online Collections. *For ease of use, downloading is recommended.
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Research Material. Information on American auto racing from the curators of The Henry Ford. Includes hyperlinks to artifacts in The Henry Ford's Online Collections. *For ease of use, downloading is recommended.
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Research Material. Information on the American auto industry and its impact, automobile issues today and 20th-century migration and immigration from the curators of The Henry Ford. Includes hyperlinks to artifacts in The Henry Ford's Online Collections. *For ease of use, downloading is recommended.
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PowerPoint slideshow. Learn about glass making, the paper mill, and workers with disabilities at the Rouge.
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Online Exhibit of Herman Miller furniture and product literature collections. Herman Miller, Inc., a Zeeland, Michigan company founded in 1923, has become a leader in design and manufacture of modern furniture.
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Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum. Explore the early days of flight. Online exhibit, downloadable lesson plans and student "pilot logs" available.
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Online Video of national town hall meeting hosted in Henry Ford Museum. Video discusses the equality and opportunity cited in Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.
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Interactive Module. Explore artifacts, stories and the cramped quarters of an enslaved carpenter at Georgia's Hermitage Plantation.
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Online Interactive Module. Follow a fictional family as they purchase and use their first automobile.
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Website from The Henry Ford. Collection of oral histories from today's visionaries; includes video, transcripts, and contextual information. Connects today's and yesterday's innovators.
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PowerPoint slideshow. Looks at the Rouge’s contentious and sometimes violent labor history. Each image is accompanied by background information chronicling the five-year struggle to organize the Rouge.
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Online Exhibit. Each month, our curators choose unique and interesting items from our collection to showcase.
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Bibliography of books and websites on Rosa Parks. Appropriate for grades 6-12 and adult readers.
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PowerPoint slideshow. Examines sophisticated technological and environmental innovations at the Rouge which manage water, soil and daylight.
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Expert Set in Online Collections. See artifacts in The Henry Ford's collections which tell the story of Henry Ford's innovative mass production methods, a crowning achievement of the Industrial Revolution. Also learn how the Industrial Revolution continues in the auto industry today!
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Online exhibit. Information on the life and work of Henry Ford. Also includes a history of Ford Motor Company.
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Online exhibit. Information on the life and work of Thomas Edison. Also includes a history of Menlo Park Laboratory.
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Online Exhibit. Follow the journey of the Montgomery City bus on which Rosa Parks initiated a new era in the American quest for freedom and equality to its new home in Henry Ford Museum.
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PowerPoint slideshow. A general overview of The Rouge from its establishment as the largest industrial complex in the world in the 20th century to its revitalization in the 21st century. Each image includes brief, background information. Many images include questions for further analysis, interpretation and discussion.
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Online Exhibit. Explore the toys,games and dolls children played with in the past and what parents did – or didn’t – consider important about their children’s playthings. See how advances in technology changed toys.
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Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum and Online Exhibit. Focuses on the Revolutionary Era, the Antislavery Movement and Civil War Era, Women's Suffrage Movement, and Civil Rights Movement. Online resources include Lesson Plans, Exhibit Exploration Guide, and Timeline with Related Artifacts.
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Exhibit in Henry Ford Museum and Online. Take a look back at this past century and our "everyday" world. Reminisce with this exhibit spanning five generations.
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