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- Maple Lane during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003 - By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- March 01, 2003
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Maple Lane during the Greenfield Village Restoration Project, March 2003
By 2000, Greenfield Village began showing its age. Buildings and crumbling infrastructure desperately needed repair. Museum planners envisioned a revitalized village. They created themed "Historic Districts" by relocating and refurbishing the historic structures. Workers repaved streets and upgraded water, sewer, electric, and gas lines. In June 2003, nine months after restoration began, visitors passed through a new entrance into a reborn Greenfield Village.
- House on the Former Site of Adams Family Home, Saline, Michigan, March 2, 1944 - This photograph shows the new house built at the former location of the Adams family home in Saline, Michigan. On this site George Matthew Adams, a well-known columnist in the early 1900s, was born and raised. Henry Ford admired Adams's writing, and in 1937, he moved Adams's house to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- March 02, 1944
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House on the Former Site of Adams Family Home, Saline, Michigan, March 2, 1944
This photograph shows the new house built at the former location of the Adams family home in Saline, Michigan. On this site George Matthew Adams, a well-known columnist in the early 1900s, was born and raised. Henry Ford admired Adams's writing, and in 1937, he moved Adams's house to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- Four Sisters of George Matthew Adams inside Adams Family Home, October 1940 - George Matthew Adams, well-known columnist and founder of an early newspaper syndication service in the early 1900s, was born and raised in a house in Saline, Michigan. Henry Ford admired Adams's writing, and in 1937, he moved Adams's birthplace to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This photograph shows George's sisters visiting the home after its relocation.
- October 01, 1940
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Four Sisters of George Matthew Adams inside Adams Family Home, October 1940
George Matthew Adams, well-known columnist and founder of an early newspaper syndication service in the early 1900s, was born and raised in a house in Saline, Michigan. Henry Ford admired Adams's writing, and in 1937, he moved Adams's birthplace to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan. This photograph shows George's sisters visiting the home after its relocation.
- Lincoln Continental Coupe, September 1940 - Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- September 04, 1940
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Lincoln Continental Coupe, September 1940
Inspired after a 1938 trip to Europe, Edsel Ford collaborated with designer E.T. "Bob" Gregorie on a custom car with a sophisticated "continental" look. Reaction to Mr. Ford's prototype was so positive that Lincoln put the car into regular production. The first-generation Lincoln Continental remained in production from 1940 through 1948.
- Cottage Bed, Used by Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1880 -
- 1860-1880
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Cottage Bed, Used by Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1880
- Child's Rocking Chair, Used by the Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1890 - Rocking chairs offer the sitter a place of comfort to recline and gently rock back and forth. For that reason, they were used for quieting and nursing children. By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. Young and old could benefit from the relaxation these chairs provided.
- 1860-1890
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Child's Rocking Chair, Used by the Family of George Matthew Adams, 1860-1890
Rocking chairs offer the sitter a place of comfort to recline and gently rock back and forth. For that reason, they were used for quieting and nursing children. By the late 1800s, rocking chairs became a common household item and could be found in a variety of styles and sizes. Young and old could benefit from the relaxation these chairs provided.
- Portrait of Emma Saint Armstrong, circa 1880 -
- circa 1880
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Portrait of Emma Saint Armstrong, circa 1880
- Group at George Matthew Adams Family Home at Its Original Site, Saline, Michigan, circa 1890 -
- circa 1890
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Group at George Matthew Adams Family Home at Its Original Site, Saline, Michigan, circa 1890
- Halloween in Greenfield Village, October 2007 - Visitors have celebrated Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village since 1981. The family-friendly program has evolved over the years, and guests continue to return each October, ready to see hundreds of candle-lit pumpkins or their favorite fairytale or storybook characters. Costumed volunteers and staff provided an eerie (and fun) atmosphere as visitors walked through the village in 2007.
- October 01, 2007
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Halloween in Greenfield Village, October 2007
Visitors have celebrated Hallowe'en in Greenfield Village since 1981. The family-friendly program has evolved over the years, and guests continue to return each October, ready to see hundreds of candle-lit pumpkins or their favorite fairytale or storybook characters. Costumed volunteers and staff provided an eerie (and fun) atmosphere as visitors walked through the village in 2007.
- Adams Family Home in Saline, Michigan, 1937 - This is the parsonage where well-known newspaper writer George Matthew Adams was born and raised. His father was a Baptist minister in the neighboring First Baptist Church of Saline, Michigan. Henry Ford became acquainted with Adams and, in 1937, moved the parsonage to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.
- 1937
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Adams Family Home in Saline, Michigan, 1937
This is the parsonage where well-known newspaper writer George Matthew Adams was born and raised. His father was a Baptist minister in the neighboring First Baptist Church of Saline, Michigan. Henry Ford became acquainted with Adams and, in 1937, moved the parsonage to Greenfield Village--Ford's historical outdoor museum in Dearborn, Michigan.