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- Greenfield Village Buildings - As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.
- May 29, 2013
- Collections - Set
Greenfield Village Buildings
As America was taking its first steps towards industrialization, the Hanks family of Mansfield, Connecticut, made early attempts to mechanize the production of silk thread. Rodney Hanks and his nephew Horatio Hanks built this mill in 1810. It was the first silk mill in America, producing some of the first silk with machines that were powered by a waterwheel.
- Weaving in Greenfield Village - Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- September 22, 2015
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Weaving in Greenfield Village
Henry Ford believed in "learning by doing." Students enrolled in the Edison Institute Schools located on the grounds of Ford's Greenfield Village had ample opportunities for practical, hands-on training. Students, if they desired, could learn to weave. Beginners used small tabletop looms. As they progressed students created woven materials using larger looms located in Greenfield Village's Plymouth Carding Mill and Weaving Shed.
- Porches of Greenfield Village - During the 19th century, the front porch was a popular feature on many buildings in American towns, crossroads villages, and rural areas. Porches served a multitude of purposes--from providing cooling breezes to bringing friends and family members together to welcoming outside guests. The porches on Greenfield Village buildings represent many different styles, eras, and places.
- November 09, 2022
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Porches of Greenfield Village
During the 19th century, the front porch was a popular feature on many buildings in American towns, crossroads villages, and rural areas. Porches served a multitude of purposes--from providing cooling breezes to bringing friends and family members together to welcoming outside guests. The porches on Greenfield Village buildings represent many different styles, eras, and places.
- Restoring Greenfield Village 2003 - Much of Greenfield Village looked quite different in 2002 from what you see today. The village was showing its age -- its crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Yet replacing the underground systems also provided an opportunity to refresh and revise Greenfield Village itself. In September 2002, Greenfield Village closed to the public and restoration began. The transformed village reopened just nine months later.
- June 08, 2023
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Restoring Greenfield Village 2003
Much of Greenfield Village looked quite different in 2002 from what you see today. The village was showing its age -- its crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Yet replacing the underground systems also provided an opportunity to refresh and revise Greenfield Village itself. In September 2002, Greenfield Village closed to the public and restoration began. The transformed village reopened just nine months later.
- Locomotives of Greenfield Village - <em>Torch Lake</em>, built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, hauled ore for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. The engine is an articulated design. The driving wheels pivot under the boiler, allowing the locomotive to handle sharp curves. <em>Torch Lake</em> joined The Henry Ford's collection in 1969.
- August 29, 2014
- Collections - Set
Locomotives of Greenfield Village
Torch Lake, built by Mason Machine Works in 1873, hauled ore for the Calumet and Hecla Mining Company on Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula. The engine is an articulated design. The driving wheels pivot under the boiler, allowing the locomotive to handle sharp curves. Torch Lake joined The Henry Ford's collection in 1969.
- Garden outside A Taste of History Restaurant in Greenfield Village, August 2006 -
- August 01, 2006
- Collections - Artifact
Garden outside A Taste of History Restaurant in Greenfield Village, August 2006
- Brochure, "Celebrating Black History Month," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, February-March 1998 -
- 04 February 1998 - 01 March 1998
- Collections - Artifact
Brochure, "Celebrating Black History Month," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, February-March 1998
- "Where American History Comes to Life," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Brochure, 1954 - Travel brochures provide quick information about a destination to lure people to visit. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) produced this brochure in 1954. It noted events, activities, programs, and exhibits scheduled throughout the year, enticing visitors to come and experience the "full, rich past of our young nation brought to life."
- 1954
- Collections - Artifact
"Where American History Comes to Life," Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village Brochure, 1954
Travel brochures provide quick information about a destination to lure people to visit. The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) produced this brochure in 1954. It noted events, activities, programs, and exhibits scheduled throughout the year, enticing visitors to come and experience the "full, rich past of our young nation brought to life."
- Raising Animals in Greenfield Village - Find out how we care for our Greenfield Village horses, sheep, and other animals through the winter and into the spring.
- March 20, 2014
- Collections - article
Raising Animals in Greenfield Village
Find out how we care for our Greenfield Village horses, sheep, and other animals through the winter and into the spring.
- There’s Only One Greenfield Village - Curator Donna Braden has spent decades researching and interpreting buildings in Greenfield Village, but it was only when she authored 'The Henry Ford's Official Guidebook' that she truly realized how unique it is. In this partly serious, partly humorous virtual program, she reveals her top 10 favorite stories, little-known facts and interconnections from the village.
- April 15, 2021
- Collections - Video
There’s Only One Greenfield Village
Curator Donna Braden has spent decades researching and interpreting buildings in Greenfield Village, but it was only when she authored 'The Henry Ford's Official Guidebook' that she truly realized how unique it is. In this partly serious, partly humorous virtual program, she reveals her top 10 favorite stories, little-known facts and interconnections from the village.