Elementary TimeShifts
Each photograph below will open up a video window that will take you on a journey through time. A diner in downtown Royal Oak, a hospital in Detroit or maybe up north to Petoskey. Each journey of discovery is complete with activities you can do alone, or with your friends and family. Have fun discovering the places around us and Bring History to Life™.
Ferndale, MI: Retail Stores – 1928 Witness how business owners, with innovative ideas, helped meet the needs and desires of a growing suburban population in the 1920s.
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Petoskey, MI: Carnegie Public Library – 1908 Learn about one of the city’s most historic places. Explore how it came to be built and its value to the community.
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Detroit, MI: Henry Ford’s Piquette Plant – 1906 Discover how Henry Ford’s new ideas created a global company and put the world on wheels.
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Flushing, MI: Train Depot – 1890 Watch how the railroad tracks, steam power, and some unique individuals left their mark on this mid-Michigan town and the world.
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Ann Arbor, MI: Argo Dam and the Huron River – 1908 The Huron River transformed lives, the environment, and contributed to the formation of Ann Arbor.
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Detroit, MI: Harper Hospital – 1906 We examine the role Harper Hospital has played in history, from the Civil War to the world’s first open heart surgery.
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Ann Arbor Post Office – 1909 This was Ann Arbors first purpose built Post Office. Today the building is home to the Washtenaw County government administration.
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Grande Ballroom, Detroit – 1928 Detroit is world famous for the Motown Sound. Detroit was also home to some fine Rock and Roll at the Grande Ballroom.
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The Detroit Creamery – 1910 In the early 1900s there were thousands of cows in Detroit and hundred of horse drawn carriages delivering milk to homes.
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Petoskey Harbor – 1890 In this TimeShift we go back over 130 years to when Petoskey was transforming from a small village to an active resort town.
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Birwood Wall, Detroit – 1941 In this lesson we learn about how government decisions discriminated against Black Americans.
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The Detroit Club – 1904 This TimeShift looks at the building in downtown Detroit that was visited by world leaders and titans of industry.
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Belle Isle Conservatory – 1928 In this lesson we learn how the German bombing of London, during World War II, ensured that this massive greenhouse is still operating today.
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Royal Oak Diner – 1952 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do idunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation s nisi ut aliquip ex ea
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Temple Beth El – 1905 This iconic Woodward Avenue building has been a synagogue, a music hall, and a theater. In this lesson we learn about Detroit’s most famous architect, Albert Kahn.
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Mackinac Bridge – 1955 Making connections is important in so many aspects of life. This lesson explores the connection of the Michigan’s Upper and Lower Peninsulas.
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