Monday, 1-29-18 started the new semester at Carlson High School, but I started the semester touring the archives at
The Henry Ford Museum for my Wayne RESA Library Leaders meeting. A few times a year I am fortunate enough to meet with other school librarians from Wayne County to learn about new topics and share ideas. It is a great way to to improve my skills as the librarian at Carlson High School.
Monday's meeting was special in that it was off-site from Wayne RESA and held at the The Henry Ford Museum. We spent the morning learning about the importance of being a
a future ready librarian in a future ready school. The highlight of the day came after lunch when we had the chance for a private tour of the archives of The Henry Ford Museum.
My group started on the first floor which houses paper/print items. The amount of items was mind-blowing. Also, it was a rush to hold a correspondence penned by Alexander Hamilton.
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Just one row of the paper archives |
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That is one old dictionary |
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Every year trim catalog for Ford Motor Company, including the 2003 Marauder |
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Here is that letter penned by Alexander Hamilton |
The upper level of the archives holds the physical items, and this section was just as amazing. Artwork, quilts, clothing, toys, technology, a donut (no really a donut that was found in a donation), and Thomas Edison's patent models are just some of the treasures I came across during my hour in the upper-archives. The old toys really brought me back, including the Fisher Price camper toy I stumbled across. It brought me back to my childhood visits to my grandmother's house in Pittsburgh. She had two toys in the house: the Fisher Price camper and a Holiday Inn hotel play-set. My sisters and I spent hours playing with those things.....and for some reason we looked forward to playing with them every trip.
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Items in the archives are protected from water and fire |
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Funny all the memories that come back because of a toy |
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Mrs. Firestone had a lot of shoes....a lot |
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Man, I wish I could have fired up the Intellivision |
I always look forward to my Library Leaders meetings, but this one was a great way to kick-off the second semester. Not only did I learn a great deal but I was able to experience some interesting items/documents and hear how they are stored/organized. Yes, I am a Dork...or Geek, but man this was a cool Monday!
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