A Step Back In Time At Greenfield Village!

Hey everyone!

Today, we're visiting Green Field Village, located on the grounds of Ford Headquarters in Dearborn, Michigan. With temperatures reaching the high 60s, it seemed like an ideal time to explore while we're nearby. For some historical context, Green Field Village was established by Henry Ford, the inventor and founder of Ford Motor Company, in 1933. Ford had a keen interest in history and created Green Field Village to preserve relocated or reconstructed historical buildings. These include Ford's workplaces, along with the homes of Noah Webster, McGuffey, Luther Burbank, and the Wright brothers, as well as the workplaces of Thomas A. Edison and the site where Abraham Lincoln practiced law. Over the years, the village has grown to include a craftsman village with shops offering artisan souvenirs made with historical machinery and tools, along with various shops and dining options. Essentially, this place resembles a historical amusement park. You can also enjoy a ride on a historical train around the village and nearby farms, take a ride in their Model T's around the village, or enjoy a ride on a historical carousel. There's an abundance of things to see and do here, and if you want to experience everything, it certainly requires a full day, especially if you're a history enthusiast. We enjoyed as much as we could see and will definitely return to catch what we missed. So with that, let's dive into the photo review!

Welcome To the Museum District at the Ford World Headquarters!

Where we are here to Visit the World Famous Green Field Village!

Right as you enter the village, you are transported into the past

You can enter most of the buildings. The staff will provide you with the building's history, or if it's a building that was produced goods, they will demonstrate how it was made using machinery and tools from the past.

A Picture of their roundhouse which has trains they work on

The Machinery was much larger back then to say the least

A Look Inside The Round House

Lets Take A Look Inside The Glass Shop

Not much happened today because it was a Sunday, but they do offer live demonstrations on how glass is made.

Another Look At The Glass shop

Some of the Glass that could be made

Now lets checkout the Printing Office

Here, they have equipment showcasing how documents were printed on parchment in the past.

You are literally walking through history

A nice pond, filled with history... or some pesky geese

Over Here, You See A Mill House

Here is some of the art you can buy in the Craftsman Store

The Glass Here, is not for sale...

Some are interesting to say the least

The Room has modern and glass from the past

It's Thomas Edison's Power Plant!

This machinery would be an OSHA Nightmare today

Now, most of this is automated.

Now for a quick food break!

Of course, we had to get Homemade Gumbo! It was pretty good.

We have tickets for the museum next-door and we had a bit of a time crunch, so lets go through the rest of the village shall we?

I wish we could return to this style of architecture; modern homes seem to deteriorate within just a few years.

Here is the home of Robert Frost, the famous poet.

We found an old English Cottage!

One of the last windmills of its kind!

We love this building! I wonder of the chimes still work...

That Will Do For Now!

Thanks For reading!

As Always, Keep O Coast 'N'