A major preservation project is underway at the Edison and Ford Winter Estates in Fort Myers. Crews are replacing the wooden ...

To preserve the integrity of the historic structures, annual inspections are conducted to determine required maintenance work ...

The Edison and Ford Winter Estates are a home base for history buffs who visit the area. The two American innovators – Thomas Edison, the inventor of both the electric light bulb and the ...

MILAN, Ohio (WJW) – Inventor, businessman and Ohio’s Own! Thomas Edison may have grown up in “that state up north,” but he was born and spent his first seven years here in the Buckeye State.

Thomas Edison was born in Milan, Ohio, on February 11, 1847. Edison’s father, Samuel, was a shingle maker and land speculator, while his mother, Nancy, kept house and taught young Edison at home.

Fronted by a luxurious mustache, this loyal lieutenant to Thomas Edison was the embodiment of his era: part engineer, part businessman, part Barnum. In 1871, Johnson hired Edison, then a 24-year ...