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- Scotch Settlement School - Henry Ford attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Because of Ford's fondness for his teacher John Chapman, he not only followed Chapman to Miller School but also brought Chapman's house to Greenfield Village. This school, originally built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, was the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- 1861
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Scotch Settlement School
Henry Ford attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Because of Ford's fondness for his teacher John Chapman, he not only followed Chapman to Miller School but also brought Chapman's house to Greenfield Village. This school, originally built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, was the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- September 01, 2007
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Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, December 1929 - The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- December 20, 1929
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Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, December 1929
The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Children outside Scotch Settlement School, Greenfield Village, 1953 -
- 1953
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Children outside Scotch Settlement School, Greenfield Village, 1953
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, circa 1945 - Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- circa 1945
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Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, circa 1945
Irving Bacon, a Ford Motor Company employee and Henry Ford's personal artist, created pen-and-ink drawings to illustrate guidebooks for the Edison Institute Museum and Greenfield Village (now The Henry Ford) when they officially opened to the public in 1933. An illustrated souvenir guidebook helped visitors navigate the exhibits and grounds. Ford also used these drawings in other company publications.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - Henry Ford attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Because of Ford's fondness for his teacher John Chapman, he not only followed Chapman to Miller School but also brought Chapman's house to Greenfield Village. This school, originally built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, was the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, October 2007
Henry Ford attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Because of Ford's fondness for his teacher John Chapman, he not only followed Chapman to Miller School but also brought Chapman's house to Greenfield Village. This school, originally built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, was the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 2007 - The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- September 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, September 2007
The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- October 01, 2007
- Collections - Artifact
Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, October 2007
The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, August 2002 - The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.
- August 20, 2002
- Collections - Artifact
Scotch Settlement School in Greenfield Village, August 2002
The Scotch Settlement School was built in 1861 in Dearborn Township, Michigan. Henry Ford (1863-1947) attended this one-room schoolhouse from age seven to ten. Ford restored the building in 1923 -- one of his first restoration projects. He later moved the schoolhouse, and it became the first classroom of the Greenfield Village school system Henry Ford started in 1929.