AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo recently visited the Thomas Edison Depot Museum in Port Huron, Mich. It is housed inside the historic Fort Gratiot depot built in 1858 by the Grand Trunk Railway, and is the actual depot that Thomas Edison worked out of as a news reporter between 1859 and 1863. The exhibits portray Edison’s multi-faceted story of creativity, family support, adversity, perseverance, and ultimate triumph as one of the greatest inventor of our time. Re-created period environments and hands-on interactives invite visitors to become participants in this inspiring story and encourage them to apply their own creativity and ingenuity as they learn about Edison’s life and his inventions.
Welcome to Port Huron, Michigan
It is directly across from Sarnia, Ontario
The Blue Water Bridge separates the two cities
Painting underway on this section of the bridge
The Thomas Edison Depot Museum
Ticket booth inside the museum
Thomas Edison $1 coin
It celebrated the 125th anniversary of the light bulb
Historical footage of Edison in his younger years
Edison at age 4
His parents,
The Edison family moved around a lot
He was born on Feb. 11, 1847 inside this home in Milan, Ohio
Thomas Edison at school
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo with a young Thomas Edison
At 16, Edison had found a new career as a telegraph operator
Antique typewriter
Jason operating a telegraph machine
Tom loved to read books including “The Gunmaker of Moscow”
Thomas Alva Edison at age 10
A bugle such as this may have landed Edison in trouble with Fort Gratiot soldiers
Edison’s Port Huron Home from 1854 to 1863
These bottle remains may have contained some of young Edison’s chemicals
Thomas Edison may have worn his booth, found at this home site
Edison’s mother may have used his bone comb and shoe heel
The news of the Grand Trunk, as reported by Al Edison
AmericaJR’s Jason Rzucidlo with young Tom Edison
A charred floorboard, lock, key, fireplace brick and a hinge.
Buttons, eyeglass lens, buckle, scissors, clay pipes and more
