Adams Family Home in Saline, Michigan, 1937

THF237401 / Adams Family Home in Saline, Michigan, 1937

Artifact Overview

This is the parsonage where well-known newspaper writer George Matthew Adams was born and raised. His father was a Baptist minister in the neighboring First Baptist Church of Saline, Michigan. Henry Ford became acquainted with Adams and, in 1937, moved the parsonage to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1937

Collection Title

Edison Institute Photographs

Location

Not on exhibit to the public.

Object ID

EI.1929.787

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 3.3 in
Width: 4.25 in

Keywords	United States, Michigan, Saline Photographic prints Photographs Houses Original sites Adams Family Home Henry Ford (Organization). Greenfield Village

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George Matthew Adams was born in this modest Baptist parsonage in a bustling rural village in 1878. His column "Today's Talk" appeared in newspapers across the country. It was influenced by his religious upbringing, and its inspirational tone appealed to the average American. Adams' father was a Baptist minister, and his parents raised their five children to have strong morals.