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The House by the Side of the Road: The Jackson Home at Greenfield Village

In 2025, the nation marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act; in 2023, The Henry Ford acquired the Jackson family home, a key site in the Selma voting rights movement.

Amelia Earhart: Flight and Fashion

Amelia Earhart was among the most famous pilots of her time, and she remains so in ours. Her record-setting flights encouraged other women to take to the skies, and shined a spotlight on the growing aviation industry.

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Members First: Engaging Experts - Hallowe’en in America
Halloween has not always been the night of ghoulish and garish decorations, candy and trick-or-treating we know today. Jim Johnson, Director of Greenfield Village and Curator of Historic Structures & Landscapes, along with Jeanine Head Miller, Curator of Domestic Life, take a deeper look at the celebration of All Hallow's Eve, its ancient Celtic origins and early Halloween celebrations and traditions, like sending Halloween-themed postcards.
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Members First: Engaging Experts - Bicycles: Powering Possibilities
Join curator of transportation, Matt Anderson, for a look at 200 years of bicycle history, from the first simple draisines to the sophisticated electric-assist bikes of today. Enjoy a conversation on the design and development of the exhibition “Bicycles: Powering Possibilities,” now on display in the Collections Gallery at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation through February 15, 2026. The exhibition features 17 bikes, along with profiles of 12 influential riders, racers and builders, plus selected accessories, documents and photos drawn from The Henry Ford’s collections.
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Amelia Earhart: Flight and Fashion
Amelia Earhart was among the most famous pilots of her time, and she remains so in ours. Her record-setting flights encouraged other women to take to the skies, and shined a spotlight on the growing aviation industry.
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The House by the Side of the Road: The Jackson Home at Greenfield Village
In 2025, the country celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, the culmination of decades of activism by African Americans in the mid-20th century. The Henry Ford in 2023 acquired Dr. Sullivan and Mrs. Richie Jean [Sherrod] Jackson's home — a pivotal location for the Selma voting rights movement — to help preserve this unique story of family, community and justice into the future.
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Creating the Hallmark Exhibition
In 2022, we debuted a new exhibition, Miniature Moments: A Journey Through Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments, which was a tremendous undertaking accomplished in just over three years in the midst of a pandemic. How did we do it?
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The History and Chemistry of Glass Candy Canes
Inspired by our 20-year celebration of The Henry Ford’s Candy Cane collection, in this previously recorded program you’ll learn about the chemistry of glass, colorants used and the history of cane-making specific to the glassmaking process, directly from The Henry Ford’s Glass Shop Supervisor, Chris Hofmann.
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60 Years of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
2024 marks 60 years since the passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. In the culmination of decades-long grassroots activism from people of all colors and backgrounds, the act countered the racism of Jim Crow laws. This previously recorded presentation, led by Heather Bruegl (Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee), Curator of Political and Civic Engagement, and Amber N. Mitchell, Curator of Black History, explores this act that changed the course of America, including its origins and legacy and the call to action that it still has for Americans today.
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Saturday Evening Girls
In Boston in 1908, librarian Edith Guerrier and her friend and artist Edith Brown started a club for young women called Saturday Evening Girls. Mostly Italian and Jewish immigrant girls, the group met when they had free time — on Saturday evenings. As part of a settlement house, they read classics and performed theatricals but, most importantly, learned how to decorate pottery.