Feb
27
2020
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Black American communities have exhibited an abiding faith in democracy based in religion and culture. This talk will explore how various participants in Black Freedom Struggles and thought about democratic governance and the faith that it takes to live out its principles. The…
Feb
20
2020
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Washington is a California based artist, attorney, and arts advocate. In explaining why he spent 13 years on the project, he said, "I wanted to depict the triumphant and poignant story of the American Civil Rights struggle through art, as a way of honoring those who have allowed…
Feb
19
2020
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The Continual Struggle is artist Brian Washington’s ongoing body of artwork documenting the Civil Rights Movement and America’s historical struggle against segregation and other forms of race-based disenfranchisement. The Continual Struggle employs visual art as a…
Feb
15
2020
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
This exhibit is a series of sculptures that captured the 2016 ArtPrize public vote. James Mellick’s “Wounded Warrior Dogs” includes six wood-carved dogs, all wounded or rehabilitated and representing wartime service. They circle a small coffin draped in an…
Jan
29
2020
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
The camp has played a vital role in American history over the past century, inviting Presidents and international leaders alike to converge, converse, and, perhaps most importantly, relax. Camp David has been selected to be the site of this year's G7 Summit. Books will be for…
Dec
31
2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Mary Evans Seeley shared her memories of her visits to the White House during the holidays. During her talk on December 12, 2019 she explained how many of the Christmas traditions started at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the lighting of the first Christmas tree to how Christmas…
Dec
31
2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Mary Evans Seeley shared her memories of her visits to the White House during the holidays. During her talk on December 12, 2019 she explained how many of the Christmas traditions started at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the lighting of the first Christmas tree to how Christmas…
Dec
31
2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Mary Evans Seeley shared her memories of her visits to the White House during the holidays. During her talk on December 12, 2019 she explained how many of the Christmas traditions started at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. From the lighting of the first Christmas tree to how Christmas…
Dec
12
2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Mary Evans Seeley is a collector, historian, lecturer, author and publisher of two books about Christmas at the White House. She has the most extensive collection of Presidential Christmas memorabilia in the country. Her book, "Season's Greetings from the White House" is now in…
Dec
1
2019
Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum
Take the opportunity to view the former Breton Village Train. The train was acquired last year, this year we've added to it and modified the train to fit in our feature exhibit space. During Christmas Break (December 23, 2019 - January 3, 2020) the Museum will be FREE! Members…