Turn of the century in america unit lesson 3 - ford and lindbergh - power p...
Henry Ford 150 years
1. internet watch presentation
The 150th anniversary of Henry Ford birth
Gestion de l’Information et du Document dans les Organisations /2012-2013
JF PANTEIX
2. The Henry Ford Museum
History, cars and technical innovation
• The Henry Ford, in Dearborn, Michigan, is the world’s first history
destination that celebrates 300 years of American history and
innovation.
• The Henry Ford holds 26 million authentic artifacts and documents,
including Thomas Edison’s Menlo Park laboratory, the bus on which
Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat, the Wright Brothers’ home
and cycle shop, and Buckminster Fuller’s Dymaxion House.
3. Why this subject ?
• You can choose a subject … if it is a Ford.
• 50 years of Lotus Elan was in 2012 : too late !
• Fruitless search on Goodwood festival …
4. Public concerned
• People interested in American history :
to discover the exhibits of the Henry Ford Museum.
• People interested by Ford models : Driving America,
The World’s Premier Automotive Exhibition.
• And anyone who want
to prepare a journey to USA …
6. Tools used
• Google news
• e-newsletter of The Henry Ford Museum :
http://www.thehenryford.org/enews/signup/enew
sletter_signup.asp
• Blog : http://blog.thehenryford.org/about/
