If you don't know this already, a family tradition of ours is to go to Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum 3 times in a visit. So. On Sunday (May 23rd) the whole troop set out again for "America's Greatest History Attraction"
, AKA Greenfield Village/Henry Ford Museum. (Collectively known as "The Henry Ford"). I have so many pictures to share with you I am splitting this visit into 2 posts!
First when we got to Greenfield Village we all took a Model T ride, since we didn't want to wait in long lines. It was a happy surprise that since it was a Sunday, no school groups were at the Village like there was on Thursday. The Village was relatively uncrowded!
Then we all rode two times on the Carousel--a true antique, built in 1913 by the Herschell-Spillman company. Herschell-Spillman was (I believe) the only company to install animals other than horses on their carousels--Herschell-Spillman has creatures such as cats, dogs, a dragon, deer, and even a pig and a frog. Of course, they have horses as well.
Next we all split, and Grandpa and I went to Thomas Edison's lab. We enjoyed "Thomas Edison" taking a break from his work and telling us "reporters" about his inventions. "Thomas Edison" even accused me of being a spy from the gas company! He also asked me a question: "What filament did I not try for my light bulb?" He listed off wood, ceder shavings, a few others. But when he got to "poodle tails", I KNEW that was the filament he did not use! ;) The play was excellent.
Grandpa and I also caught a glimpse of some men acting as soldiers from the War of 1812.
After that, we high-tailed it over to the Wright Brother's home for a performance of the play "Home from Kitty Hawk". This play is set in December 1903, when the Wright Brothers come home to their sister and father for Christmas. In the play they and their sister Kate tell about how the Wright Brothers became the first to fly a heavier-than-air aircraft, how it happened, and a little about the brothers as well. It was an excellent play!
After that we went over to the Ford Motor Company before going to lunch. Hope you enjoy my photos!
^^Our group ready to ride in a Model T "Station Hack". I'm in the middle, with the green shirt and hat.
^^And no....Model T's weren't always black! That only came after Ford introduced the assembly line. Ford choose black because it was the cheapest! Before that decision, however, you could buy a Model T in 4 different colors.
^^A replica of Henry Ford's first car, I believe.
^^Need I explain? ;)
^^My Wonderful Mother. ;)
^^My Grandma. :)
^^The music-making device on the 97-year-old Carousel.
^^(above and below) Actors re-enacting soldiers from the War of 1812.
^^"Are you men working?"
^^(above and below) This was the actor that played Thomas Edison for us. He was very good!
^^"And we waited...and watched....to see how long this light shone!"
^^The "Wizard" of Menlo Park.
^^Some of the "reporters".
^^(above and below) Different machines that Edison used to make machines.
^^Edison's lab through a window. I really like this shot, probably because it was taken through the window and you can see the window pane...
^^An early light bulb in a replica of Edison's Menlo Park lab.
^^Ok.....I know this isn't in order, but here's a picture of the fountain in front of Greenfield Village.
^^The above and below pictures are of the play at the Wright Brother's home. L to R: Kate, Wilbur, and Orville. It was an excellent play!
^^The real Wright Brothers actually built this porch themselves!
^^"I'm so glad you're home!"
^^ (above and below) In the Wright Cycle Shop.
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