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- Guide Marie Hamilton in Greenfield Village with Visiting Russian Technical Educators, May 3, 1962 - The parents of Marie Hamilton (1922-1991) fled Russia, moving to Bulgaria, where Maria was born. The following year, the family moved to the US and settled in Detroit. Marie became a part-time guide at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in 1952. Twelve years later, she worked full-time, conducting VIP tours for foreign dignitaries (she spoke fluent Russian) and supervising other guides.
- May 03, 1962
- Collections - Artifact
Guide Marie Hamilton in Greenfield Village with Visiting Russian Technical Educators, May 3, 1962
The parents of Marie Hamilton (1922-1991) fled Russia, moving to Bulgaria, where Maria was born. The following year, the family moved to the US and settled in Detroit. Marie became a part-time guide at the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in 1952. Twelve years later, she worked full-time, conducting VIP tours for foreign dignitaries (she spoke fluent Russian) and supervising other guides.
- Information for School Teachers, "Window to the Past" Educational TV Series, 1957-1958 - Beginning in the 1950s, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village partnered with WTVS, Detroit's local educational television station, to bring American history into the classroom. Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television created and hosted the first program for this collaboration, <EM>Window to the Past</EM>. This 15-minute weekly series showcased the museum's collections and taught students about historic people, places and events.
- 05 November 1957-03 June 1958
- Collections - Artifact
Information for School Teachers, "Window to the Past" Educational TV Series, 1957-1958
Beginning in the 1950s, Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village partnered with WTVS, Detroit's local educational television station, to bring American history into the classroom. Marion Corwell, the museum's Manager of Educational Television created and hosted the first program for this collaboration, Window to the Past. This 15-minute weekly series showcased the museum's collections and taught students about historic people, places and events.