We are at the Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation in dearborn, michigan. These were the key technologies of the 20th century. The railroad was the Key Technology of the 19th century. Says not an exaggeration to a steam engineer was thought of as an astronaut is today. It is fitting we should have a collection of railroad vehicles. We have locomotives that tell the story of railroading in the United States from the early days of the 1830s through the electric locomotives in the 1920s. Behind me is our earliest example. This is a replica of an 1831 locomotive. Replica was built in 1892. It is historic now. This gives us an idea of what Steam Locomotives and trains were looked like in the late 1820s and early 1830s. The mohawk hudson was located in new york state and would become large of one of the part of one of the largest railroads in the United States. Railroads were small and local. They might run 15 or 20 miles between local cities. Some had ambitions of connecting rivers and
[emily] the collision was hard enough to give josh a concussion. Thats a type of injury to the brain. Concussions can be very serious for Young Athletes. [emily] a sudden hit or jolt can cause the brain to bang against the skull. That may set off chemical changes that could damage brain cells. It takes Young Athletes longer to recover from concussions. And if they go back to play too quickly, they can have serious, sometimes Lifelong Health consequences. [emily] thats why more and more teens have instituted strict rules for any player with a head injury. Even with the slightest little tap to the head youll have to go see the trainer, even if youre showing no symptoms, just to make sure that youre okay. [emily] concussions arent the only soccer injuries that have risen dramatically since our parents were kids. Researchers at nationwide Childrens Hospital report that things like sprains and broken bones have been increasing at an alarming pace. We found, during this 25 year period, the n
In the fireside room. Today were going to be looking at items from our local History Collection which is called the boggs collection. So the collection is named after may bacon boggs. She moved as a child out to Shasta County in 1871, and she grew up here in old shasta. And she had had a love for history and particularly transportation and early california history. So she, throughout her life she was collecting items, and she did collect books, and she ended up giving some of her a portion of her collection plus a cabinet to the library, and that was the start of the boggs collection. Now the boggs collection has grown, and weve outgrown the cabinet [laughter] and we are now in many cabinets. It consists of probably about 5,000 items. And the collection focuses on early california history, native americans but then particularly the history of Shasta County. So this collection is important because it is a way for us to preserve the past and learn about the past in Shasta County. And wev
Shasta Public Library and we are on the secondfloor of the library. Today we are looking at items from our local History Collection which is called the divorce collection. The rock collection is named after mae bacon boggs. She moved as a child out to Shasta County in 1871 and grew up here in old shasta and she had a love for history and particularly transportation and early california history so why she was collecting items and she did collect books and she ended up giving a portion of her collection of the cabinet to the library and that was the start of the boggs collection. Now the boggs collection has grown and weve outgrown the cabinet and we are now in many cabinet. It consists of probably about 5000 items and the collection focuses on early california history, native americans but then particularly the history of Shasta County so this collection is important because it is a way for us to preserve the past and learn about the past in Shasta County. Weve had some very interesting
Shasta Public Library and we are on the secondfloor of the library. Today we are looking at items from our local History Collection which is called the divorce collection. The rock collection is named after mae bacon boggs. She moved as a child out to Shasta County in 1871 and grew up here in old shasta and she had a love for history and particularly transportation and early california history so why she was collecting items and she did collect books and she ended up giving a portion of her collection of the cabinet to the library and that was the start of the boggs collection. Now the boggs collection has grown and weve outgrown the cabinet and we are now in many cabinet. It consists of probably about 5000 items and the collection focuses on early california history, native americans but then particularly the history of Shasta County so this collection is important because it is a way for us to preserve the past and learn about the past in Shasta County. Weve had some very interesting