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Is this email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser.  Weekly News May 17, 2024 Digital Discussion  Digital Discussion – Amelia Earhart, Aviation Pioneer May 21, 10:30 a.m. Be engrossed in the story of Amelia Earhart’s life and her historic accomplishments as a pioneer in the field of aviation and women’s rights. This program will be led by Museum Manager, Holly Shaffer. This is a free virtual lecture. Click here to register online. Upcoming Events  Farmers Market Every Friday in June and July 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Find some fresh new ingredients to whip up some savory cuisine! Choose from fresh produce and other items, get something to eat and drink, listen to music, and stroll through the wildflower and Bromeliad gardens. Plus, there will be fruit trees, herbs and flowering plants available for sale in the Garden Shoppe. The Farmers Market is a free event with free parking (does not include admission to the museum, laboratory or riverside of the property). Other Programs  Phonograph Demonstration with John Kurdyla May 22, 1:30 p.m. Phonograph expert, John Kurdyla will demonstrate the Edison standard phonograph and teach visitors how to record a message on the device. This program is included with admission to the site. The presentation will take place in the new Learning Laboratory in the museum. Open Summer Camp Sessions  Fundamental Physics Summer Camp June 10-14, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spots open for Grades 1-3 Detect all the properties of the facets of everyday things! From the sound waves of the phonograph to the mystery of light in a bulb, this camp explores the wild world of physics. Campers will learn how to amaze as they conduct experiments and learn about the world around us. Advance registration is required. Click here to register online. Edison Ford members: $225; non-members: $250  Space and Rockets Summer Camp July 1-3, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spots open for Grades 1-3 Blast off to a new level in this exhilarating camp! This camp is part space and part rocket science. Campers will learn about their place in the universe as they design and launch their own water-powered rocket. Experience is not required but the laws of motion are! Advance registration is required. Click here to register online. Edison Ford members: $135; non-members: $150  Mechanical Marvels Summer Camp July 22-26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spots open for grades 1-3 Make use of the capacity of apparatuses to form new developments! Campers learn about simple machines, mechanical advantages, and gear systems in the fast-moving camp! Advance registration is required. Click to here to register online. Edison Ford members: $225; non-members: $250  Wired Wizardry Summer Camp June 17-21, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Spots open for grades 1-3 Become your own electrical wizard! In this crash course of electronics, campers learn about watts, amps, volts and the power of circuits. The week concludes with campers designing a light system in their own miniature model house. Advance registration is required. Click here to register online. Edison Ford members: $225; non-members: $250 Become a MEMBER and get unlimited free visits, discounts on purchases in the Garden Shoppe, retail stores, special events and adult education classes! Join today! Ongoing Programs  Piano Performance May 22, 1 p.m. Takes place every Wednesday Join Curatorial Registrar, Chet, for a special piano performance. He will play Mina Edison’s 1932 George Steck piano in the guest house. Included with admission.  Step into History Presentations Tuesdays and Thursdays 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Each week, Edison Ford Historians present an in-depth look at a topic related to our site. This program is held in the 15,000-square- foot museum. Included with admission.  Yoga by the River Mondays and Wednesdays at 10 a.m. Class will be held in the River Pavilion (weather permitting). All skill levels are welcome. This class is taught by Bonnie D’Angelo, a certified yoga instructor. Edison Ford members: $15; non-members: $20 per class. Tickets may be purchased online or at the ticket counter. Bring a yoga mat, water, and towel. Admission to the site is not included.  Art in the Gardens Open through May 26 Walk through an area that unleashes creativity in the Art in the Gardens exhibit! The theme this year is “Art on Wheels.” There is no charge to view this exhibit. It is located in the Garden Shoppe area, next to the museum porch. Help restore our beautiful gardens. Donate today! What’s Blooming  Royal Poinciana The Royal Poinciana, Delonix regia is setting the area ablaze with a fiery reddish-orange color! This ornamental tree is native to Madagascar and can reach heights up to 40 feet. Between May and July, this tree produces large clusters of flowers that range in color from deep red to bright orange. The blooms resemble an orchid, featuring four spoon- shaped petals and one slightly larger petal (called the standard). After Edison purchased his Fort Myers property in 1885, he sketched a landscape plan for the grounds that indicated he wanted Royal Poincianas planted on both sides of McGregor Boulevard; however, Royal Palms were planted instead, starting in 1907.  Calabash The Calabash, Cresentia Cujente, is embellishing the gardens with glossy, smooth fruits that form unique decorations! This tree is native to Africa and Central and South America and can reach heights up to 25 feet tall. It produces large, yellowish- green flowers that open at night! These nighttime blooms are pollinated by bats. After the tree is pollinated, fruits with a hard green shell will form along its trunks. These fruits are not edible; however, they are used for making musical instruments and bowls. The common Calabash has been on site at the Estates since at least 1929 because Dr. Henry Nehrling wrote of it when describing this once wild landscape. Visitors can find this tree by the river across from the Edison Guest House. International Museum Day  International Museum Day Tomorrow, May 18 is International Museum Day! The world is full of diversity and constantly evolving rapidly and museums are the keys to connecting cultures, revealing untold stories, and sustaining pieces of where we came from, bringing the past and the present together. We have thousands of artifacts on display in several galleries throughout our museum, plus thousands more in our archives! Travel through time in our Timeline of Innovation, which houses inventions created by Thomas Edison and Henry Ford from each decade, along with news headlines to capture what was happening in the United States. Visitors can also take an expedition in our Into the Wild exhibit, detailing the camping trips the inventors took to different places in the country. Additional galleries highlight the recreational time that the two men spent in Fort Myers and the work they did here. We recently opened a new exhibit, titled “Fanatics – Thomas Edison, Connie Mack and Spring Training in Fort Myers,” exploring the baseball connection between Edison and Mack. The latest new space in our museum is the Learning Laboratory that showcases nearly 200 artifacts, like Edison’s personal desktop items, Mina’s household products, and more. This space is also used for educational and history presentations. Celebrate this occasion by supporting and engaging in a profound experience at our museum!      Copyright © 2024 Edison & Ford Winter Estates, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up to be on our mailing list. 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