Membership Spotlight

MEMBERSHIP SPOTLIGHT WHAT’S YOUR SPARK?

Member Tracy Besek and family feed their passions for presidents past, civil rights and cycling

HALLOWE’EN IN GREENFIELD VILLAGE introduced the Besek family to The Henry Ford more than a decade ago. Son Thomas’ love for all things presidential and daughter Emma’s curiosity about civil rights brought them back again and again to see the Lincoln Chair and Rosa Parks Bus in Henry Ford Museum of American Innovation. Husband John has fond memories of all things Greenfield Village. And Tracy, she is fascinated by the miracle of birth, waiting for her day to see a lamb born at Firestone Farm. As the children grow older, the Beseks are finding a newfound family fondness for the village’s Holiday Nights and members-only, end-of-summer Twilight Bike Ride, where Tracy, an avid cyclist, has volunteered her time alongside team members from Bike Dearborn to inflate tires, adjust seats, check gears and so much more.

NAME:

Tracy Besek

NUMBER OF YEARS AS A MEMBER: 16

MUST-DO EVENT:

Twilight Bike Ride

FAVORITE MEMBER PERK:

“You can’t beat the unlimited access to Greenfield Village and Henry Ford Museum. Wintertime fun walking the museum with the kids and the rotating special exhibits, from the Titanic and Superheroes to Disney costumes. It’s a great way to spend a freezing cold winter day with or without kids.”

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