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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace
Artifact
Cabin (House)
Date Made
circa 1790
Summary
This log home is typical of Scots-Irish log structures built in the densely forested area of southwestern Pennsylvania during the late 1700s. Anna and Alexander McGuffey lived here for five years and had three children before moving west to Ohio. Their second child, William Holmes (1800-1873), went on to create the popular Eclectic Readers for frontier schoolchildren.
Place of Creation
Object ID
32.1044.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
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William Holmes McGuffey Birthplace
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Secretary Desk, 1720-1780
Artifact
Bureau-bookcase
Date Made
1720-1780
Summary
This 18th-century desk was owned by the Adler family of Frankfurt, Germany. With the rise of the Nazi regime during the 1930s, harassment increased for this Jewish family until, on Kristallnacht in 1938, their home was ransacked. The Adlers managed to leave Germany with only a few possessions. This heirloom became a symbol of the family's survival as they carved out new lives in America.
Place of Creation
Keywords
Object ID
98.46.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ruth Adler Schnee.
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Secretary Desk, 1720-1780
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
John F. Kennedy Inaugural Medal, 1961
Artifact
Medal
Date Made
1961
Summary
The United States Mint produced this medal to commemorate John F. Kennedy's 1961 Presidential Inauguration. The phrase that appears under the seal on the back side of this medal--"We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival of liberty"--comes from Kennedy's Inaugural Address.
Place of Creation
Object ID
64.89.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
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John F. Kennedy Inaugural Medal, 1961
What is The Henry Ford?
The national attraction for discovering your ingenuity while exploring America’s spirit of innovation. There is always much to see and do at The Henry Ford.
