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- Ford Times, April 1916 - First printed in 1908, <em>Ford Times</em> was published by Ford Motor Company and distributed to readers free of charge. Early issues targeted Ford dealers, but editors later broadened the magazine's content to appeal to Ford owners and potential buyers. This April 1916 issue included an article on Ford's English School, which provided English-language instruction to the company's immigrant employees.
- April 01, 1916
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Ford Times, April 1916
First printed in 1908, Ford Times was published by Ford Motor Company and distributed to readers free of charge. Early issues targeted Ford dealers, but editors later broadened the magazine's content to appeal to Ford owners and potential buyers. This April 1916 issue included an article on Ford's English School, which provided English-language instruction to the company's immigrant employees.
- Catalog, Adult Education, Teen Classes and Children's Classes, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Fall Term 1981 -
- 1981
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Catalog, Adult Education, Teen Classes and Children's Classes, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Fall Term 1981
- Ford Motor Company Employees in an English Language Class, Highland Park Plant, 1915 - Founded in 1914, the Ford English School taught foreign-born Ford Motor Company employees to read, write and speak English. The instructors were foremen, clerks and workmen from the Highland Park plant who volunteered their time to teach their co-workers. The school began with 20 students and one instructor, and it grew to more than 2,200 students and nearly 150 instructors by 1916.
- 1915
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Ford Motor Company Employees in an English Language Class, Highland Park Plant, 1915
Founded in 1914, the Ford English School taught foreign-born Ford Motor Company employees to read, write and speak English. The instructors were foremen, clerks and workmen from the Highland Park plant who volunteered their time to teach their co-workers. The school began with 20 students and one instructor, and it grew to more than 2,200 students and nearly 150 instructors by 1916.
- Colonial Cooking Class Held at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, 1978 - Since its opening in 1929, the restored Clinton Inn (now Eagle Tavern) in Greenfield Village featured several period-room exhibits -- including a "colonial kitchen" with a large open fireplace. During the 1970s, adult education classes were held here, taught by instructor Margaret Chalmers. Chalmers, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, later published a cookbook of recipes used in these classes.
- circa 1978
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Colonial Cooking Class Held at Eagle Tavern in Greenfield Village, 1978
Since its opening in 1929, the restored Clinton Inn (now Eagle Tavern) in Greenfield Village featured several period-room exhibits -- including a "colonial kitchen" with a large open fireplace. During the 1970s, adult education classes were held here, taught by instructor Margaret Chalmers. Chalmers, a native of Glasgow, Scotland, later published a cookbook of recipes used in these classes.
- Ford English School Diploma for Mike Pachulski, July 4, 1917 - This is a photograph of a diploma awarded by the Ford English School. The school was established by the company in 1914 in order to address the problem of non-English speaking workers and the safety hazards they posed. Immigrants could use a Ford English School diploma to meet many of the requirements prior to the final citizenship exam.
- July 04, 1917
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Ford English School Diploma for Mike Pachulski, July 4, 1917
This is a photograph of a diploma awarded by the Ford English School. The school was established by the company in 1914 in order to address the problem of non-English speaking workers and the safety hazards they posed. Immigrants could use a Ford English School diploma to meet many of the requirements prior to the final citizenship exam.
- National Magazine for July 1920, with Article on the Ford English School -
- July 01, 1920
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National Magazine for July 1920, with Article on the Ford English School
- Catalog, Adult Education and Children's Classes, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Fall Term 1982 -
- 1982
- Collections - Artifact
Catalog, Adult Education and Children's Classes, Henry Ford Museum & Greenfield Village, Fall Term 1982
- Ford Times, June 1915 - <em>Ford Times</em> was a monthly publication from Ford Motor Company. This issue covers a variety of topics, including Ford's efforts to assimilate and Americanize immigrant employees. To this end, Ford established an English school. The article "Assimilation through Education" explains why Ford saw it necessary for employees to learn English.
- June 01, 1915
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Ford Times, June 1915
Ford Times was a monthly publication from Ford Motor Company. This issue covers a variety of topics, including Ford's efforts to assimilate and Americanize immigrant employees. To this end, Ford established an English school. The article "Assimilation through Education" explains why Ford saw it necessary for employees to learn English.
- Ford Motor Company Employees in an English Language Class, Highland Park Plant, 1915 - Founded in 1914, the Ford English School taught foreign-born Ford Motor Company employees to read, write and speak English. The instructors were foremen, clerks and workmen from the Highland Park plant who volunteered their time to teach their co-workers. The school began with 20 students and one instructor, and it grew to more than 2,200 students and nearly 150 instructors by 1916.
- 1915
- Collections - Artifact
Ford Motor Company Employees in an English Language Class, Highland Park Plant, 1915
Founded in 1914, the Ford English School taught foreign-born Ford Motor Company employees to read, write and speak English. The instructors were foremen, clerks and workmen from the Highland Park plant who volunteered their time to teach their co-workers. The school began with 20 students and one instructor, and it grew to more than 2,200 students and nearly 150 instructors by 1916.
- Melting Pot Ceremony at Ford English School, July 4, 1917 - In 1914 Ford Motor Company established the Ford English School, where the automaker's diverse immigrant employees could learn the English language and take civics lessons in preparation for becoming U.S. citizens. At the graduation ceremony, students wearing clothing from their native countries descended into a large "American Melting Pot" and emerged wearing homogenous suits and waving American flags.
- July 04, 1917
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Melting Pot Ceremony at Ford English School, July 4, 1917
In 1914 Ford Motor Company established the Ford English School, where the automaker's diverse immigrant employees could learn the English language and take civics lessons in preparation for becoming U.S. citizens. At the graduation ceremony, students wearing clothing from their native countries descended into a large "American Melting Pot" and emerged wearing homogenous suits and waving American flags.