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A Village Comes To Life: The Interpretation Of Henry Ford's Greenfield Village, Claire E. Herhold
A Village Comes To Life: The Interpretation Of Henry Ford's Greenfield Village, Claire E. Herhold
The Hilltop Review
Of all American living history sites, Greenfield Village, in Dearborn, Michigan, is one of the most interesting. Founded by Henry Ford and opened in 1929, Greenfield Village consists of 90 acres of nearly 100 historic buildings, all moved to the site from around the country and reassembled in a vague village formation. Unlike Colonial Williamsburg, the site is not historically significant and represents no one geographic location or time period. While in keeping with Ford’s vision of celebrating small-town life and the humble origins of many great thinkers and innovators, this structure has presented challenges for both the staff and …