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- Exploring Entrepreneurship, Virtually: The Henry Ford's Sagan - Learn about a virtual experience that The Henry Ford created in partnership with Saganworks, a tech startup from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to highlight entrepreneurial stories and collections.
- August 25, 2020
- Collections - article
Exploring Entrepreneurship, Virtually: The Henry Ford's Sagan
Learn about a virtual experience that The Henry Ford created in partnership with Saganworks, a tech startup from Ann Arbor, Michigan, to highlight entrepreneurial stories and collections.
- “Wherever There’s Business There’s Burroughs” - Throughout its history, the Burroughs Corporation adhered to the founding principles of William S. Burroughs – to respond to the human problems of the times with relevant technologies. Learn more about this company through artifacts from our collecti
- July 27, 2020
- Collections - article
“Wherever There’s Business There’s Burroughs”
Throughout its history, the Burroughs Corporation adhered to the founding principles of William S. Burroughs – to respond to the human problems of the times with relevant technologies. Learn more about this company through artifacts from our collecti
- The Future Is Bright with Invention Convention Michigan - On April 30, 2022, The Henry Ford was thrilled to welcome 150 student inventors to the state finals for Invention Convention Michigan in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- May 27, 2022
- Collections - article
The Future Is Bright with Invention Convention Michigan
On April 30, 2022, The Henry Ford was thrilled to welcome 150 student inventors to the state finals for Invention Convention Michigan in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation.
- Patent Medicine Entrepreneurs: Friend or "Faux"? - Learn about entrepreneurs in the field of patent medicines in the mid-19th century.
- December 15, 2020
- Collections - article
Patent Medicine Entrepreneurs: Friend or "Faux"?
Learn about entrepreneurs in the field of patent medicines in the mid-19th century.
- Tour Our Entrepreneurship Sagan - Earlier this year, we launched a new virtual experience that we created in partnership with Saganworks. As a tech startup, Saganworks is continuously adapting and evolving its product.
- December 11, 2020
- Collections - article
Tour Our Entrepreneurship Sagan
Earlier this year, we launched a new virtual experience that we created in partnership with Saganworks. As a tech startup, Saganworks is continuously adapting and evolving its product.
- Connecting Sustainability to Invention - Fifth grader Xavier Baquero-Iglesias invented SoleX Turf, artificial turf that creates energy from the sun while cooling the turf. Learn about Xavier's invention and how Invention Convention Worldwide is working with The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero
- April 20, 2021
- Collections - article
Connecting Sustainability to Invention
Fifth grader Xavier Baquero-Iglesias invented SoleX Turf, artificial turf that creates energy from the sun while cooling the turf. Learn about Xavier's invention and how Invention Convention Worldwide is working with The Kroger Co. Zero Hunger | Zero
- McKinley Thompson, Jr.: Designer, Maker, Aspiring Entrepreneur - While working for Ford Motor Company, the first African American automobile designer, McKinley Thompson, Jr., conceived of an idea for an all-terrain vehicle that would do for Third World countries what the Model T did for America.
- May 19, 2020
- Collections - article
McKinley Thompson, Jr.: Designer, Maker, Aspiring Entrepreneur
While working for Ford Motor Company, the first African American automobile designer, McKinley Thompson, Jr., conceived of an idea for an all-terrain vehicle that would do for Third World countries what the Model T did for America.
- Forging an Enterprise: Everlast Aluminum Giftware - In 1932, Russian immigrants Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation and began producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware, experiencing undeniable success during their company’s thirty-year history.
- February 08, 2020
- Collections - article
Forging an Enterprise: Everlast Aluminum Giftware
In 1932, Russian immigrants Louis Schnitzer and Nathan Gelfman formed Everlast Metal Products Corporation and began producing high-quality, hand-forged aluminum giftware, experiencing undeniable success during their company’s thirty-year history.
- The “Fruit King”: Joseph Di Giorgio - Learn how entrepreneur Joseph Di Giorgio went from a teenaged middleman selling fruit in the late 19th century to the owner of the largest fruit-packing enterprise in the United States by the time of his death.
- January 10, 2020
- Collections - article
The “Fruit King”: Joseph Di Giorgio
Learn how entrepreneur Joseph Di Giorgio went from a teenaged middleman selling fruit in the late 19th century to the owner of the largest fruit-packing enterprise in the United States by the time of his death.
- The Secret Life of a Heinz Recipe Book - Learn what historical research turned up about a Heinz recipe book in the collections of The Henry Ford.
- June 12, 2019
- Collections - article
The Secret Life of a Heinz Recipe Book
Learn what historical research turned up about a Heinz recipe book in the collections of The Henry Ford.