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- Firestone Farm Thanksgiving Recipes - The holiday season is upon us, and visitors to Greenfield Village may catch a full Victorian Thanksgiving meal being prepared by presenters at Firestone Farm. Try our delicious Thanksgiving recipes at home. They all taste best with a healthy helping
- November 20, 2023
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Firestone Farm Thanksgiving Recipes
The holiday season is upon us, and visitors to Greenfield Village may catch a full Victorian Thanksgiving meal being prepared by presenters at Firestone Farm. Try our delicious Thanksgiving recipes at home. They all taste best with a healthy helping
- Preserving the Fruit and Vegetable Harvest at Daggett Farm - Samuel and Anna Daggett and their children, like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, made careful preparations to get through the winter.
- November 09, 2023
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Preserving the Fruit and Vegetable Harvest at Daggett Farm
Samuel and Anna Daggett and their children, like other farm families living in northeastern Connecticut in the 1760s, made careful preparations to get through the winter.
- Heritage Apple Trees at Ford Home - Learn the role that apples played on the farm where Henry Ford grew up--and how we are preserving that heritage in Greenfield Village.
- September 23, 2021
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Heritage Apple Trees at Ford Home
Learn the role that apples played on the farm where Henry Ford grew up--and how we are preserving that heritage in Greenfield Village.
- Moving and Reconstructing Firestone Farm - A conservator who worked on the project details the historical and archeological research, careful disassembly, and highly skilled reconstruction involved in recreating the Firestone farmstead in Greenfield Village.
- October 27, 2022
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Moving and Reconstructing Firestone Farm
A conservator who worked on the project details the historical and archeological research, careful disassembly, and highly skilled reconstruction involved in recreating the Firestone farmstead in Greenfield Village.
- Harvesting Wheat at Firestone Farm - Every year, the staff of Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village harvest wheat using equipment similar to that used at the farm in 1885: a genuine 1880s "self-rake reaper."
- July 09, 2021
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Harvesting Wheat at Firestone Farm
Every year, the staff of Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village harvest wheat using equipment similar to that used at the farm in 1885: a genuine 1880s "self-rake reaper."
- Steam-Powered Agriculture - Steam-powered traction engines transformed American agriculture from intense hand labor to almost total mechanization. Learn more in this blog post.
- April 06, 2015
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Steam-Powered Agriculture
Steam-powered traction engines transformed American agriculture from intense hand labor to almost total mechanization. Learn more in this blog post.
- Guide to the Gardens at Greenfield Village's Historic Homes - Take a tour through the gardens associated with many of Greenfield Village's most beloved houses. Learn what we grow at each and why.
- April 12, 2011
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Guide to the Gardens at Greenfield Village's Historic Homes
Take a tour through the gardens associated with many of Greenfield Village's most beloved houses. Learn what we grow at each and why.
- Starting the Cornfield at Firestone Farm - If it's spring, it's time to plant corn at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village. Learn how we prepare the fields and plant seed, the same way the Firestone family would have done.
- May 17, 2011
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Starting the Cornfield at Firestone Farm
If it's spring, it's time to plant corn at Firestone Farm in Greenfield Village. Learn how we prepare the fields and plant seed, the same way the Firestone family would have done.
- Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Vagabonds China - We've just digitized the early 20th century Tudor Rose china used by the "Vagabonds"—friends Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs—on their wilderness camping trips.
- November 26, 2013
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Just Added to Our Digital Collections: Vagabonds China
We've just digitized the early 20th century Tudor Rose china used by the "Vagabonds"—friends Henry Ford, Harvey Firestone, Thomas Edison, and John Burroughs—on their wilderness camping trips.
- Dyeing Wool the Colonial Way - Discover how we still dye wool in Greenfield Village the same way the residents of Daggett Farmhouse would have in 1760.
- November 11, 2014
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Dyeing Wool the Colonial Way
Discover how we still dye wool in Greenfield Village the same way the residents of Daggett Farmhouse would have in 1760.