The October Board meeting of the Daughters
of Founders and Patriots was hosted by the Michigan Chapter in Dearborn,
MI. This is a suburb of Detroit, and the
home of Henry Ford.
The Michigan ladies were gracious hostesses
supplying us with all-Michigan-made products for our meet and greet in the
evening. We enjoyed pasties, bumpy cake,
Better Made chips and Rainbow chips - washed down with Vernor's and Faygo soft
drinks. For dessert we had
Michigan-grown apples with caramel sauce made in Michigan.
The highlight of our Board meeting is the
day spent seeing all the local sights.
This year we toured the Henry Ford museum and Greenfield Village. The museum has a lot of old cars, trains and
airplanes, along with other "modern" conveniences.
The Village consists of many historic
buildings that have been moved or reconstructed. We had a ride pass, so we
enjoyed the turn of the century transportation -
the horsedrawn carriage
the model T
the steam train
and for fun, the carousel
We enjoyed lunch at the Eagle Tavern and
were met by the Tavern owner prior to enjoying family style food. After lunch we chatted with a travelling
salesman before touring the village.
Some of us were feeling energetic enough to turn the train at the roundhouse.
One stop was at the 1917 factory where we
had the opportunity to make our own brass candlesticks with their steam-powered
lathe.
The next day was our Board meeting. Our lunch speaker after the meeting was Robert
Kreipke, the Corporate Historian for Ford Motor Company. He told us many tidbits about the company,
from its founding, to its historic vehicles, to some of the other ventures such
as shipbuilding and airplane building.
