So very cool! The Wright Brothers used to lived for a short time in Cedar Rapids while their father was posted there as a bishop with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Our airport road is named Wright Brothers Blvd. I think the coolest thing though is that my best friend is related to them! If you don’t mind, I am going to forward this on to her. I think she would get a kick out of it!
I love GFV. The Ford Family has really pulled together an amazing collection of historical buidings. Aparently Orville was friends or at least on friendly terms with Henry Ford (the contemparies from the turn of the 20th century are just amazing…. Ford, Bell, Edison, Wrights… the list goes on). When the house was brought to the village, Orville helped Ford restore his family home to reflect it’s appearance around 1903.
Feel free to forward this post on. We spent an entire month at the beginning of the school year learning about the Wright Bros. And we still have a few projects we have been finishing up with as time permits. Here are all the posts I’ve made regarding out Taking Flight Unit. I’ve learned just as much as the kids have and am still amazed by the two boys with HS degrees and pocket money who managed to beat the world’s best and significantly more funded to sustained flight. The Wright women are fasinating too… educated and supportive.
Greenfield Village! Love that place!
So very cool! The Wright Brothers used to lived for a short time in Cedar Rapids while their father was posted there as a bishop with the Church of the United Brethren in Christ. Our airport road is named Wright Brothers Blvd. I think the coolest thing though is that my best friend is related to them! If you don’t mind, I am going to forward this on to her. I think she would get a kick out of it!
I love GFV. The Ford Family has really pulled together an amazing collection of historical buidings. Aparently Orville was friends or at least on friendly terms with Henry Ford (the contemparies from the turn of the 20th century are just amazing…. Ford, Bell, Edison, Wrights… the list goes on). When the house was brought to the village, Orville helped Ford restore his family home to reflect it’s appearance around 1903.
Feel free to forward this post on. We spent an entire month at the beginning of the school year learning about the Wright Bros. And we still have a few projects we have been finishing up with as time permits. Here are all the posts I’ve made regarding out Taking Flight Unit. I’ve learned just as much as the kids have and am still amazed by the two boys with HS degrees and pocket money who managed to beat the world’s best and significantly more funded to sustained flight. The Wright women are fasinating too… educated and supportive.
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