DEARBORN, Michigan – The Dearborn Historical Museum will present a free public lecture and showing of a documentary film on historic churches in Detroit at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The event takes place at the McFadden-Ross House, 915 Brady Street in Dearborn. From the beginning when French explorer Cadillac landed on the banks of the … [Read more...]
100 Dearborn Authors to Sign Books Saturday
DEARBORN, Michigan – “History is more or less bunk,” automotive pioneer Henry Ford said in a newspaper interview nearly a century ago. Now this history-rich Detroit suburb, whose official seal proclaims it “The Home Town of Henry Ford,” appears ready to watch the financially troubled Dearborn Historical Museum close its doors within three years. The … [Read more...]
Dearborn Teacher Puts Faces on Vietnam War Casualties
DEARBORN, Mich. – A face to every name. That’s the desire of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF), which seeks to remember each American lost in the war as an individual by showcasing photos of them. That mission also describes the challenge accepted by Dearborn teacher Lisa Lark. In May 2010, she began an initiative to put a face to every … [Read more...]
Grandma’s Tattoos
DEARBORN, Michigan - During the First World War a genocide took place in the Ottoman Empire. The Armenian People were driven out of their homeland into the deserts of Syria and Iraq. 1.5 million were killed. Thousands of young women were abducted to become the concubines of Turks, Kurds, and Arabs. The story of these young women was never told... until … [Read more...]
Salvation Army Launches $8.2 Million Red Kettle Campaign
DETROIT, Michigan — The Salvation Army of Metro Detroit will launch its annual Red Kettle Campaign throughout Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties on Friday, Nov. 11. This year’s goal is $8.2 million, a figure needed to ensure the organization can continue providing more than 3 million meals and nearly 700,000 nights of shelter each year to the less … [Read more...]
The Right to Work: A Fundamental Freedom
Boeing is a great American company. Recently it has built a second production line - its other is in Washington State - in South Carolina for its 787 Dreamliner airplane, creating 1,000 jobs there so far. Who knows what factors led to its decision to do this? As with all such business decisions, there were many. But the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) … [Read more...]
Dearborn Inn Book Signing and Reception This Thursday
DEARBORN, Michigan - On July 1, 1931, Henry and Edsel Ford hosted many noted dignitaries at the opening of the Dearborn Inn, located directly across the street from the Ford Airport on Oakwood Blvd. 80 years later, a new book about the history of Dearborn Inn has been written by Jennifer (Czerwick) Ganem, and published by Arcadia as part of their Images … [Read more...]
Richard Fleek Named Dearborn’s Veteran of the Year
DEARBORN, Michigan – The Dearborn Allied War Veterans Council (DAWVC) has selected the 2011 Dearborn Veteran of Year: United States Navy veteran Richard Fleek. Fleek will be honored during the City’s official Veterans Day ceremony, at 11 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 11, in the City Council Chambers at Dearborn City Hall, 13615 Michigan Ave. The public is … [Read more...]
Honest Banking? Are You Kidding Me?
It is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. ~ quote from Henry Ford The following editorial by Joel McDurmon explores the history of the current financial crisis. We are all familiar with this present financial crisis which … [Read more...]
Oct. 20th Deadline for Submitting Real Dearborn Stories
DEARBORN, Michigan - What if you could buy a book featuring your favorite story about living or growing up in Dearborn? What if you could help write the book? That’s the idea behind a new project just launched by the Dearborn Historical Museum to collect 300 stories from residents and former residents by Thursday, October 20 – and publish the results in … [Read more...]