Henry Ford Museum day 2

Pictures:

Ron at entrance - ready to go!

Sandy in front of Edisons factory.

Ron in schoolhouse.

Today we returned to the Henry Ford Museum to tour the Village. Ford built this village in the 1920s. There were Model Ts riding around everywhere. There was a section devoted to Thomas Edison and his work. They had moved Edison's factorys, workshops, etc to this place. It was amazing to see. Many of his inventions were housed there.

There was a section where Ford had moved in houses to form a residential part of the village. The homes of George Washington Carver, Robert Frost, Daniel Webster and many more had been moved there. We attended a lesson at the school house and Ron correctly answered a question. The question was - name 4 states with capitals named after presidents. Can you answer that?

There is a working farm and the men were cutting and bundling hay. I'm glad I don't have to do that for a living. The women were cooking over an open fire. Thank goodness for fast food and modern kitchens. We watched people blow glass, make pottery, weave cloth and all the things people had to do. Finally we cried "uncle" and left before closing time --- not much before.

We have stopped at Dayton, Ohio for the evening.