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- Mary Judge: Fixture of Detroit’s Central Market - Through determination and resourcefulness, Mary Judge stood out from the other “hucksters” at Detroit’s Central Market in the latter half of the 19th century. Poor, single, and an immigrant, Judge managed to make a living – and a name for herself.
- October 25, 2023
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Mary Judge: Fixture of Detroit’s Central Market
Through determination and resourcefulness, Mary Judge stood out from the other “hucksters” at Detroit’s Central Market in the latter half of the 19th century. Poor, single, and an immigrant, Judge managed to make a living – and a name for herself.
- Built to Serve: Detroit Central Market - Cities like Detroit built public markets where growers, fish mongers, vendors, and peddlers sold directly to customers. People of all ages, many nationalities, and various occupations crossed paths in these spaces.
- October 18, 2023
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Built to Serve: Detroit Central Market
Cities like Detroit built public markets where growers, fish mongers, vendors, and peddlers sold directly to customers. People of all ages, many nationalities, and various occupations crossed paths in these spaces.
- Reading an Artifact: The Reconstructed Detroit Central Market Vegetable Shed - Become a building detective by exploring architectural highlights from the new Detroit Central Market vegetable building in Greenfield Village.
- April 13, 2022
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Reading an Artifact: The Reconstructed Detroit Central Market Vegetable Shed
Become a building detective by exploring architectural highlights from the new Detroit Central Market vegetable building in Greenfield Village.
- Detroit Central Market Vegetable Building: Curator Q&A - Go behind the scenes with Debra A. Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, as she answers questions about the Vegetable Building from Detroit’s Central Market.
- August 10, 2021
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Detroit Central Market Vegetable Building: Curator Q&A
Go behind the scenes with Debra A. Reid, Curator of Agriculture and the Environment at The Henry Ford, as she answers questions about the Vegetable Building from Detroit’s Central Market.
- The Market, Envisioned - Learn more about The Henry Ford's vision to offer a weekly farmer's market experience in the reconstructed vegetable building from Detroit's Central Market in Greenfield Village, starting in Spring 2022.
- August 03, 2021
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The Market, Envisioned
Learn more about The Henry Ford's vision to offer a weekly farmer's market experience in the reconstructed vegetable building from Detroit's Central Market in Greenfield Village, starting in Spring 2022.
- Detroit Central Market Coming to Life - Learn how a group of dedicated individuals raised more than enough money to bring back to life the Detroit Central Market in Greenfield Village—during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
- October 20, 2020
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Detroit Central Market Coming to Life
Learn how a group of dedicated individuals raised more than enough money to bring back to life the Detroit Central Market in Greenfield Village—during the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic.
- Mary Judge’s Big Break: Central Market Through the Eyes of One Head-Turning Market Character - Learn about Mary Judge, a 19th-century fixture in Detroit's Central Market, and how a team of college students created a script to bring Mary's story to life in Greenfield Village.
- July 13, 2021
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Mary Judge’s Big Break: Central Market Through the Eyes of One Head-Turning Market Character
Learn about Mary Judge, a 19th-century fixture in Detroit's Central Market, and how a team of college students created a script to bring Mary's story to life in Greenfield Village.
- Market Day: Detroit Central Market’s Vegetable Shed Comes to Greenfield Village - Discover what everyday life for florists, fishmongers, hucksters, peddlers, and other community members would have been like in Detroit Central Market's 19th-century vegetable shed, now in Greenfield Village.
- June 17, 2021
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Market Day: Detroit Central Market’s Vegetable Shed Comes to Greenfield Village
Discover what everyday life for florists, fishmongers, hucksters, peddlers, and other community members would have been like in Detroit Central Market's 19th-century vegetable shed, now in Greenfield Village.
- Bring the Detroit Central Farmers Market to Greenfield Village - This year's #GivingTuesday campaign aims to bring the Detroit Central Farmers Market to Greenfield Village. Learn more and contribute to this goal today.
- November 08, 2019
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Bring the Detroit Central Farmers Market to Greenfield Village
This year's #GivingTuesday campaign aims to bring the Detroit Central Farmers Market to Greenfield Village. Learn more and contribute to this goal today.