Greenfield Village

Years ago when I was in highschool, we visited my Aunt and Uncle in Michigan and went to the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. I have wanted to go back ever since. This year was the year I was able to take MY kids back! First we went to Greenfield Village. Henry Ford has collected all kinds of homes and antiques so that we do not forget our history and where are roots came from! The homes and such are in the Village while the automobiles and other artifacts are in the Museum. If you ever need a wonderful, interesting place to visit where learning is fun for the kids, this is the place to go......

 At the front of the Village. My Uncle Bill, Frankie, Gracie and Aunt Peggy......

I love looking at all the gardening they do and getting ideas for back at home.......

More gardening ideas.......

This picture was the first one ever taken of a plane in flght. The Wright Bros. had the guy out there to take the picture. The plane was only in the air for a matter of seconds! Afterwards, they asked the photographer if he got the picture....his reply "I'm not sure! I got so excited!" They had to wait to get the film back weeks later to see if he got the shot! As you can see, he did!

 I think I will employ this process on my peas next year.....

A reenactment of the Wright Bros coming home to their sister after a successful trip testing their airplane. These actors were very good! We really enjoyed them. There was a boy sitting in front of me that kept taking pictures and video taping, "Orville Wright" referred to him as those "newspaper men"! O.K. it was funny the way HE did it! lol

Frankie trying to follow a chicken through a hole in the bushes! Luckily he stopped short of getting stuck!

I asked Gracie if she had any idea why they would have a basket of corn cobs in the outhouse....she thought they had to keep busy at all times and would shuck corn while sitting there.......ummmmm no! haha!

The chickens Frankie was chasing. I still say....ONE DAY I WILL have my own chickens!!!

The first house to be wired for electricity. It was across the street from Edison's office, and it was used as a boarding house for his workers.

Glad they started putting it inside the walls. It doesn't look so nice outside of them!

The kids did get along for the majority of the trip, I must say the threats made against them if they didn't, worked!

                                                     Aunt Peggy and Uncle Bill, kept going.......

                                                      When the kids pooped out!!!

                                          Those red hat ladies are everywhere!

               Love this picture of Aunt Peggy and Uncle Bill, just wish the tree was centered more!

The end of the Village day! Everyone was still smiling so that was good!