Third Graders Visit Jefferson Valley Museum

Third-grade students from Whitehall Elementary School walked to the Jefferson Valley Museum on March 6, 2025, to participate in "Henry Ford-Invention-Innovation" activities.

Students first had their picture taken sitting behind the wheel of a 1920s Ford Model TT, learning that this truck was the commercial version of the famous Model T. Then, the third graders gathered inside the Big Red Barn. Here students learned the name of the first car built by Henry Ford, the Quadricycle, worked in teams of four on a Lego electric car moving assembly line and then completed a "make and take" flip book using black and white pictures depicting Henry Ford's Quadricycle and 1920's era Whitehall vehicles and businesses.

The Jefferson Valley Museum is always excited to have the third-graders visit the museum for their history immersion projects. Thanks to third-grade teachers Michelle Head and Casey McLean and all the museum volunteers who make these events possible.

If you want to learn more about Henry Ford's Quadricycle, visit the website http://www.thehenryford.org. (Jefferson Valley Museum -

DIANE JENSEN)