History Outside the Box

Special Event at Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation®

Virtual Event: January 6, February 3, March 3, April 7, May 5, and June 2
Location: Hosted on Instagram - Stories Available for 24 Hours

Join us on Instagram the first Friday of each month as Historical Resources staff members dig through our vast archival and library collections to tell the stories of items that aren't usually on exhibit. Photos, scrapbooks, letters, books and more await. We'll look at a different topic each time, so check out our calendar of events for each month's theme.

This year's History Outside the Box events will be presented virtually on Instagram Stories, where they will be available for 24 hours after being posted. Topic wrap-ups and further information for some History Outside the Box programs will also appear on our blog.

Monthly Themes:

	Good Housekeeping: Conservators Keep Greenfield Village Looking Its Best November 4, 2022 Presented by: Marlene Gray, Senior Conservator; Claire Zimmeth, Conservation Specialist; Jordan Taylor, Conservation Specialist; Eleanor Glenn, Conservation Specialist Location: Hosted on Instagram.
	Ford Motor Company Bond Drives December 2, 2022 Presented by: Kathy Makas, Reference Archivist Location: Hosted on Instagram. Featured Artifact: Ford Employee R. L. Walker Buying a War Bond at the Rouge Plant, Dearborn, Michigan, 1943
	Burros: Small Donkeys, Big Duties January 6, 2023 Presented by: Deb Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment Location: Hosted on Instagram. Learn more about burros, donkeys (and mules) as documented in The Henry Ford’s collections.
	Knitting in the Stacks February 3, 2023 Presented by: Kathy Makas, Reference Archivist Location: Hosted on Instagram. Get ready to k1 p2 as we work our way through patterns, photographs, and other knitting related materials in our collections.
	Mary Von Mach: Pilot and Pioneer March 3, 2023 Presented by: Janice Unger, Processing Archivist Location: Hosted on Instagram. Learn about Mary E. Von Mach, the first woman to earn a pilot's license in the state of Michigan and charter member of the Ninety-Nines.
	Ford WWII Emergency Food Vans April 7, 2023 Presented by: Kathy Makas, Reference Archivist Location: Hosted on Instagram. This month we’ll take a look at Ford’s war effort in Britain during the second World War through food vans and other initiatives.
	Milking and More May 5, 2023 Presented by: Deb Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment Location: Hosted on Instagram. Most milk marketed in the United States comes from cows, but cows are just one source, and milk just one dairy product.
	Do you have any Ford photos? FMC Photographic Collections June 2, 2023 Presented by: Jim Orr, Image Services Specialist Location: Hosted on Instagram. Join us for a look into the Photographic Vertical File Series, an expansive assembly of images relating to Henry Ford and the Ford Motor Company, from 1860-1980.