Old Mill Museum opens new exhibit about auto industry

Old Mill Museum opens new exhibit about auto industry
The Old Mill Museum in Dundee held the grand opening of its newest exhibit on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6. The exhibit will continue at the museum, and will be open during the annual Harvest Festival, which is scheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 12.

This exhibit was made possible by a grant from the Motor Cities-Automobile National Heritage Area Mini-Grants Program.

The exhibit showcases Dundee industries, both past and present, that have been involved with manufacturing automobiles. The exhibit includes details from the time Henry Ford rebuilt the Old Mill to today with the building of the GEMA plant, Diamond Electric, Dundee Castings and Mac Valves.

For decades, the automobile industry has been an important part of Dundee’s economic life.

Museum hours are: noon to 4 p.m. on Friday through Monday. Admission is free and the facility is barrier-free. For more information, call 734-529-8596.



Old Mill Museum opens new exhibit about auto industry The Old Mill Museum in Dundee held the grand opening of its newest exhibit on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6. The exhibit will continue at the museum, and will be open during the annual Harvest Festival, which is scheduled for this Sunday, Sept. 12. This exhibit was made possible by a grant from the Motor Cities-Automobile National Heritage Area Mini-Grants Program. The exhibit showcases Dundee industries, both past and present, that have been involved with manufacturing automobiles. The exhibit includes details from the time Henry Ford rebuilt the Old Mill to today with the building of the GEMA plant, Diamond Electric, Dundee Castings and Mac Valves. For decades, the automobile industry has been an important part of Dundee’s economic life. Museum hours are: noon to 4 p.m. on Friday through Monday. Admission is free and the facility is barrier-free. For more information, call 734-529-8596.
	Old Mill Museum director Sara Alexin and Doug Heinlen, resident historian, examined the turbine in the Old Mill on Monday, Sept. 6 and thought about how it could be displayed as part of the exhibit highlighting the automotive industry in Dundee. The water-powered turbine once provided electricity for the Ford factory at the Old Mill.

		Years ago, Dundee’s Old Mill Museum was once a small Ford factory. A new exhibit in the museum features enlarged photos from those years, along with other information about the history of the auto industry in the area.