One of the other things I had the opportunity to do was visit The Henry Ford and Greenfield Village. One day I'm going back and spend a couple days there. I only had a few hours to cram everything in and it was a fabulous place!
I forgot my camera when we went into the Museum, and I hate that, because there was much there that I'd like to remember.
What I do remember is this: I stood next to the limo that JFK was riding in when assasinated, and voiced my shock and outrage when I realized that they upgraded/modified the car and used it for THREE more presidents before it was retired. I remember standing there thinking it was bad enough that they made his poor widow stand there with his brains all over her dress as they swore in his replacement, but they didn't even have the decency to retire the car right then? That was the first time I had a lump in my throat while in the museum.
Then, I stood next to the very chair that Lincoln occupied in that dark theatre the evening he was killed. The lump got bigger as I realized that there were still streaks on the chair where they could never get off all the blood.
The last thing I did before leaving the museum was take the three steps up into the bus that Rosa Parks rode on that day she changed history. I sat in the back of the bus and listened to the narrative that played while you were on the bus. And I cried. Hopefully, I do not have to explain why.
As for the Village, here's a link with more information. The few pictures I've attached are just the tip of the iceberg. This place was magnificent!
So, if you are ever in Detroit for a few days, take the time to go visit this place. You won't regret it.
The photos attached are of the village, but unfortunately, there are none of the museum.
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There is a milk carton from NYC that was distributed by the Department of Health. The carton is printed in 3 languages.
Can you guess what the 3 languages are?
If you know the history of NYC you will be able to figure it out, but if you don't, you may be surprised.
The languages are English (of course), Italian, and Yiddish.
It seems the immigration issue has been with us since long before most of us were born.
I didn't get the opportunity to see too many of the objects in that part of the exhibit.. but I did go in that Dymaxion home. Heck, I wanted to build one!