By Audrey Robinson

NECCM Education Committee

The mission of the Northeast Classic Car Museum consists of educating the public on different aspects of the automobile and its history throughout the years. Much of what the Museum offers intertwines with the criteria that can be assimilated with the New York State Learning Standards. The goal of the Museum is to offer the experience of a visit to the NECCM as a medium to cultivate an interest in history, literature, science, math and technology. This is the first article in a series of 5 that will be published in The Evening Sun to celebrate National Education Week. Student admission from November 12-18, 2006 is $2.50.

The automobile flashed onto the scene like a meteor, changing the entire economy and the national way-of-life. No one was prepared for it. Generations of horse-drawn road transportation had created a complex system of industries on which the automobile had a damaging effect. The continuing changes and reasons for them were not so obvious to automotive pioneers. It was, after all, a learn-as-you-go process with no precedents.