You Won't Believe All That Is Inside The Henry Ford Museum. A Must See To Plan Your Visit!

[@markfortin421]

I live about 30 miles away, have been a member for 20+ years, and whenever I want to shut out the outside world, I go to the museum and time-travel back to a different era ( or century) and imagine what it must have been like. They have done a marvelous job of presenting and helping you understand. It is definently a full day's experience, but worth every minute. I've never gotten bored (even after 20 years) and leave refreshed, looking forward to the next time. Thanks for the PR job, nicely done Ken!

[@kensmithgallery4432]

My pleasure! It is a great museum!

[@Davett53]

When I was a boy in the late 1950s & early 1960s, I visited a Henry Ford museum in Detroit, it must have been the original one. This is very new and replaced that one, I am sure. We visited Edison's invention laboratory, and a historic village. I have always loved these places, and was inspired by them. I'm 70, and thanks to the Internet I have been able to dig deeper and see more preserved historic machinery. One thing I wish these museums could capture, is, the roar of the factories. The noise the equipment produced was ear drum shattering. And I wish they could capture the smells, too. In my 20s I worked in some manufacturing factories, and that would have been in the early 1970s. There was little in the way of safety gear, or hearing protection. I love studying the Industrial Revolution, the very roots of manufacturing. I am enjoying your videos.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

Thanks so much for the kind words, the support of my channel, and for watching my videos!

[@billgoin4004]

It's the same location but the care takers have removed and sold 1/2 of what was there. They got rid of all the early farm equipment and the early furniture. It's not the same story Henry wanted told.

[@Davett53]

@@billgoin4004 Bummer! it was wonderful when I was 14 years old.

[@kevinhodge1221]

My dad loved this museum

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I can see why!

[@jamesshort2477]

Been there, spent almost the whole day. Want to go back.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I am right there with you!

[@thekycoffeebean]

Wow , Looks like a Dang Awesome place to visit !

[@kensmithgallery4432]

It absolutely is a must visit!

[@Davett53]

I was born in Cleveland, Ohio, in 1953 and we visited many Ohio towns that contributed to these amazing early inventions. We had cousins who lived in Michigan, and we got to know a little bit about the Detroit auto industry. We took day trips to Dayton, Canton, Toledo,....each city contributed much to the invention of automobiles, aviation and manufacturing. I've lived in Columbus, Ohio since 1977.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, and family stories!

[@williamforbes5826]

Very interesting model T hanging from the ceiling. As in model T-N-T! A blown apart display! Hahaha 😮

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I know, right? T-N-T! It was a cool display!

[@jamesshort2477]

A Google search will tell you how the Henry Ford Museum acquired the Lincoln assignation rocking chair.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

A very interesting read too!

[@trainliker100]

The Lincoln in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated was originally built as a convertible with two different removable top systems. One was opaque, and one was clear (the "bubble top"). The car as seen today is after it was converted to have a permanent hard top, and a lot of armoring, and used by subsequent presidents. I suspect museum curators had some discussions about perhaps rebuilding it back to its assassination day configuration. And repainting it back to the midnight blue color it was at the time (which would certainly stand out in a row of otherwise all black cars).

[@kensmithgallery4432]

I'm sure a lot of conversation was discussed about how to preserve as well as present the car to the public. Thanks for commenting!

[@trainliker100]

You covered a lot of the museum, but there is much more. Notably, I didn't see anything of the area with the really big machinery. Henry Ford had a goal "to preserve the American spirit of innovation for future generations" and that machinery was a big part of that innovation. You did show the one smaller railroad steam engine, but not the giant Chesapeake & Ohio 2-6-6-6 articulated steam engine which is one of those things that shows the scale of the museum area. Many will notice the floor which is a herringbone pattern made of teak. The museum is 523,000 Sq. Ft and although not all of it has that wood floor, most of it does. I figure it must have cost hundreds of dollars.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

The museum has so much there that it is impossible to cover everything but I'm glad you mentioned them.

[@trainliker100]

The Henry Ford paid a LOT for that Rosa Parks bus. They paid $492,000 and beat out other bidders like the Smithsonian.

[@kensmithgallery4432]

They really wanted it and were willing to pony up for it.