Harriet Quimby was probably born near Arcadia, Michigan and went to school in the Arcadia area until she was about twelve years old. This exhibit summarizes her accomplishments and her family's history in the area.
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Animated View: South Half of Quimby Room
Walk into the room, turn right, and look around you.
This is what you would see.
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This Arcadia native was the first American woman to earn a pilot's
license. She was the first woman to fly solo across the English Channel,
which she did a few days after the Titanic sank. (Click
here for a closer view of the posters.
Click here for a closer view of the case's contents.)
The Making of the Quimby Stamp
This display shows the process involved in
designing and producing a stamp, in this case, the Harriet Quimby stamp, which was released in
1991.
Animated View: Early Arcadia Settlers: The William Quimby Family
After Harriet Quimby's premature death, newspapers
in California talked about the local girl who died. A Manistee News
headline said "Arcadians Declare Miss Harriet Quimby Wasn't Born in
California." This part of the exhibit shows newspaper articles about
her death, a summary of the family's life in the area before and
after Harriet's birth, William Quimby's pension application, and the
family timeline. (Click
here
for more about the William Quimby family in Arcadia.)
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The poster on the lower right is from the Aviation Hall of Fame induction ceremony hosted by Dennis Quaid.
Bleriot Model
This display case contains a model of the plane Harriet Quimby used to fly
across the English Channel, the Bleriot XI.