Hee+Jae+C.+-+I+am+Henry+John+Heinz

= Historical Inquiry =

1) My "I am" person is Henry John Heinz.

2) Prior to the research I only knew that Henry John Heinz had established the HJ Heinz Company and introduced the ketchup to the American public, however I had no idea that he was a bright marketing prodigy in his childhood years, nor did I know that he had showed early signs of great interest in vegetables and fruits starting from the age of six.

3) As I started to research about Henry John Heinz, his childhood caught my attention the most because unlike kids the same age as him during that time, he was unique; he loved to help his mother plant vegetables and fruits in the garden and by the age of nine, he was already selling his own brand of horseradish sauce to local neighbors. After learning about this, I started to wonder if the fact that Henry John Heinz's peculiar interest in vegetables and fruits caused any problems or difficulties in mingling with his peers or maybe even his siblings. Usually, six-year olds aren't very devoted to planting vegetables and fruits and selling them to grocers. Furthermore, there wasn't much information on his social life as a kid, therefore I got very curious about this. Later on in life, Henry John Heinz faced countless difficulties and failures that became a hindrance to reaching his goal of establishing his own successful company, such as the bankruptcy of his first company (the Heinz & Noble Company). The amazing thing is that he bounced back up every time he went through a great difficulty and I thought to myself what could have caused him to become such a determined person. I wondered if the competition he had with his seven siblings was the reason why he was so tough and strong. Several other questions I had about Henry John Heinz's life are... - At age eight Henry was canvassing the neighborhood with a basket under each arm selling vegetables from the family garden door to door. Considering the facts that his products were quite popular in the neighborhood, was there a tension between him and the grocers at that time? If he did, how did young Henry cope with these issues? - Were there any people around him that influenced him to walk the path of a businessan when he was a child? - Did the money and wealth spoil his character or his devotion and passion to what he loved? - Henry John Heinz was also a great lover of children. He was even the director of the State Sunday School. His day must've been busy enouogh with work from his company so what got him interested in also becoming the director of the State Sunday School?


 * My historical question is "How did the passion he had for food affect the products that he made for his customers during his years of running HJ Heinz?".**


 * Timeline**

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=Primary Sources=

Quotes

 * “To do a common thing, uncommonly well, brings success." [|HJ Heinz Company Info]

=**Secondary Sources**=

Reports

 * [|HJ Heinz Company Info]
 * [|H.J.|H.J. Heinz]
 * [|Marketing Ideas of Henry J.H.]
 * [|The Heinz Family]
 * [|Henry John Heinz Biography]
 * [|HJ Heinz Diigo Links]