Working Farms district records subgroup, circa 1859-ongoing.

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Working Farms district records subgroup, circa 1859-ongoing.

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The Working Farms District records subgroup contains available documents pertaining to structures in the Working Farms district of Greenfield Village at The Henry Ford. The most extensive documentation is for Firestone Farm. Types of documents include affidavits, clippings, correspondence, family histories, general histories and research notes, inventories, maps, oral histories, and sometimes photographs. In some cases extensive interpretive guides used to help presenters offer visitors a robust background on the structure are included with the records. The Greenfield Village Buildings records collection is organized alphabetically by building name at the folder level. The records are updated as new information becomes available through research and records of new building additions as well as reinstallations are sought.

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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The Henry Ford, Benson Ford Research Center

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