The “Greatest Generation” at the Ford Presidential Museum

The Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum is honoring the “Greatest Generation” at the Museum in Ann Arbor, MI, featuring a new, limited-time pop-up exhibit. 

This exhibit, Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Celebrates the Greatest Generation, runs until September 7, 2025, using original artifacts, photographs, and text to highlight military service, life on the home front, and presidents who served. Visitors will learn about President Ford’s Naval service, including his role as editor of the USS Monterey’s newsletter. A Navy mess table, made by Steelcase, will also reveal Grand Rapids’ surprising connection to the Japanese Instrument of Surrender. 

This pop-up exhibit is free and open to the public in the Museum lobby. To learn more, visit the Ford Library and Museum website.

A collection of some of the artifacts on display as part of Gerald R. Ford Presidential Museum Celebrates the Greatest Generation. (Courtesy of the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library and Museum)

The First Continental Congress and the Articles of Association

The First Continental Congress met beginning September 5, 1774, in Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, PA. 56 delegates from 12 colonies (Georgia was absent) assembled to the First Continental Congress in Philadelphia, the largest city in British North America at that time.

While many major accomplishments came out of this Congress, including the passing of a Declaration of Rights against Great Britain, it also resulted in developing and establishing the Articles of Association, urging all colonists to boycott British goods- unless the British government rescinded the Intolerable Acts.

Visitors to the National Archives Museum can see the original Articles of Association, on display as part of Opening the Vault, a new temporary exhibition series that displays some of the most historically valuable and iconic artifacts in American history for the first time in many years. 

Click here to learn more about the First Continental Congress, or visit the National Archives Museum website to see the virtual exhibit for Opening the Vault: The Beginning of Our Union.

Page three of the Articles of Association. NAID: 6277397

George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum Kicks Off 35th Anniversary of Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-2025) Series

On Thursday, August 28, the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum launched a series honoring the 35th anniversary of Desert Shield/Desert Storm (1990-2025).  

The kick off event, “From the Abyss of War to the Bliss of Freedom,” featured a reception and program with former CIA intelligence executive Eman Blair. Blair shared her journey to become a proud U.S. citizen, following the leadership of President Bush that facilitated her family’s survival amidst the Iraqi invasion, occupation, subsequent liberation by coalition forces, and the rebuilding of Kuwait. 

The 35th Anniversary of Desert Shield/Desert Storm series is free and open to the public. The next program will feature Ambassador Ryan Crocker on September 23, 2025. Click here to learn more about the events exploring various aspects of the conflict throughout Fall 2025 and Spring 2026. 

Eman Blair speaking at the “From the Abyss of War to the Bliss of Freedom” program as part of the Desert Shield/Desert Storm 35th Anniversary Series at the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum, Thursday, August 28, 2025. (Courtesy of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum)