Thomas at Greenfield Village 2009

Thomas the train came to Greenfield village for a day and boy did James have fun getting to ride on Thomas. Tickets for this event had to be purchased weeks in advance despite having a subscription to the Henry Ford. The train actually looked exactly like Thomas does. For those who do not know Thomas, its a kids show based on trains at a train station and was narrated by the late George Carlin. Its not really a cartoon, more like stop motion animation.
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Edited: May 1st, 2009

Magic Show at Greenfield Village

James got to see a magic show at Greenfield village, he’s in Colon MI alot (the magic capital of the world) so its not unusual for James to watch a magic trick. This was the same day that Thomas was in town so needless to say it was a very big day for James.
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Edited: May 1st, 2009

The Henry Ford Motor Muster 2007

It was Motor Muster time at Greenfield Village and we all went down to see the cars. Mary took a bunch of pictures of the automobiles that were on display and James and I enjoyed seeing all the cars mixed in with the historic village. They had a parade down mainstreet and awards were given out for several categories of classic cars. James takes after his mom and really enjoys cars and such, hopefully he will be more mechanically oriented than his dad who cannot even change his own oil (I tried once but pour oil into the radiator and everything had to be drained, what a mess).
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Edited: July 19th, 2007

The Henry Ford 2006

Since we have a subscription to Greenfield Village and the Museum we go several times a year, this is a hot August day in Michigan but it didn’t stop us from having a ball of fun. James wanted to ride on the carousel which is not a problem, my only complaint is that the ride last so long, you really get your money’s worth but also will be a little dizzy for a day or so, lol. James loves the atmosphere here and so does Mary and I, they really have the village like a burb out of the past rather than an exhibit in a museum. A must see if you like American History, visit the Village in the summer and the museum in the winter.
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Edited: August 3rd, 2006

Greenfield Village & Museum 2006

Theres really nothing better on a warm day than going to Greenfield Village and the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn. This year there was a special baseball exhibit in the museum that we wanted to see. They also play old time baseball at the village using old time equipment and old time uniforms. We split time between the two, plus made our usually visits to the band stand, the covered bridge and such. Hard to believe this village is located in Dearborn and not out in the wilderness somewhere.
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Edited: July 23rd, 2006

The Henry Ford 2005

James wants to ride the carousel first thing now whenever we go to Greenfield Village. Can’t really blame him either, its one of the oldest carousels in the country. Mary and I rotated duty this day so James got to ride the carousel twice. Of course all the favorites of ours had to be visited including the bandstand and covered bridge. Mary was very impressed with the floral for this time in the season and took many pictures of flowers and crops including watermelons and pumpkins.l

Beautiful September day at the Henry Ford.
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Edited: September 15th, 2005

The Henry Ford 2004

There was a car show going on at the Village so we thought James might enjoy looking at all the classic cars. Mary is a big time car fan so living in the Detroit area is great for her, there is a car show nearly every weekend somewhere in the state and many of the shows that we go to aren’t even planned, we just happen to be in the right place at the right time.

James seemed to enjoy getting outside for a bit as well, it was a brutal winter and not a good spring either. Hopefully we will have a good summer.
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Edited: June 25th, 2004

The Henry Ford 2003

James was only a few weeks old when we took him to the museum and village. It was a beautiful sunny day and the doctors suggested to give him as much sunlight as possible before winter sets in. James had jaundice when he was born and the best thing for that is being out in the sunlight. With Fall and Winter rapidly approaching it would seem we better get him as much sunlight as possible because he certainly won’t get much in the harsh Michigan winter. The people at the gate said James was the youngest visitor they have had in weeks.
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Edited: October 14th, 2003

Henry Ford Museum 2002

This was Mary’s first visit to the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn MI. Mary loves cars and antiques and really loves seeing the sites at the museum.

Some of the more gruesome exhibits are the chair Lincoln was assasinated in and the car Kennedy was assasinated in.
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Edited: April 3rd, 2002