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Henry Ford Museum Celebrates Black History Month

February 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Black HIstory Month

DEARBORN, Michigan – During the month of February, Henry Ford Museum will commemorate the journey and legacy of African-Americans during Celebrate Black History!, February 1-5, 8-12, 15-19 and 22-26. Admission to Henry Ford Museum is free with membership or $17 adults, $15 senior (62 and up) and $12.50 youth (5-12). Children four and under are free. For more information, call (313) 982-6001 or visit www.thehenryford.org. The ever-popular Minds on Freedom show is back to tell the inspiring stories of civil rights leaders like Rosa Parks, Fannie Lou Hamer, Gloria Rackley and Martin … [Read more...]

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Driving America Auto Exhibit To Open at The Henry Ford

January 18, 2012 By 1 Comment

DEARBORN, Mich. – Driving America, a brand new, one-of-a-kind automotive experience at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan will open to the public January 29, 2012. Centered around an unparalleled collection of historically significant vehicles, this remarkable mix of authentic artifacts, digital media, interactive play and personal accounts focuses on the enormous influence the automobile has had on American culture—from the automotive innovations that have changed our lives to the everyday choices we make. “Driving America is more than an exhibition with cars on display,” … [Read more...]

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Martin Luther King Jr. Interfaith Service Planned for Jan. 15

January 7, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Martin Luther King, Jr.

DEARBORN HEIGHTS, Michigan - The Dearborn Area Ministerial Association is once again hosting the Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Interfaith Service on Sunday January 15, 2012 at 3:00 PM at Our Savior Polish National Catholic Church located at 610 N. Beech Daly Rd. Dearborn Heights, MI 48127. Martin Luther King, Jr. was an American clergyman, activist, and prominent leader in the African-American Civil Rights Movement. He was an iconic figure in the advancement of civil rights in the United States and around the world, using nonviolent methods. In 1961, King might have been no more … [Read more...]

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Building on Faith: The Historic Churches of Detroit

January 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Detroit's Historic 1st Congregational Church

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 Detroit River in 1701, the City of Detroit began its legacy of building church structures where immigrants could practice their religion. This program shares the personal stories of how these churches were built and how they have been … [Read more...]

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100 Dearborn Authors to Sign Books Saturday

December 8, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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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 museum’s archives document the city’s 225-year history, including material on its settlement in 1786, its growth around an 1830s U.S. arsenal, labor struggles in the 1930s and ’40s and the 1942-78 reign of segregationist … [Read more...]

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Dearborn Teacher Puts Faces on Vietnam War Casualties

December 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Hometown Heroes - Teacher of the Year - Lisa Lark

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 Dearborn Vietnam War casualty. Since then, her efforts have expanded across several states. She was honored for her work at a prestigious gala in Washington, D.C. on Veterans Day. Lark, a teacher at Edsel Ford High School, was … [Read more...]

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Grandma’s Tattoos

November 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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 now. The Armenian Research Center, University of Michigan-Dearborn, in cooperation with the AGBU Alex & Marie Manoogian School, the Armenian National Committee of Michigan, the Cultural Society of Armenians from Istanbul, and the … [Read more...]

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Salvation Army Launches $8.2 Million Red Kettle Campaign

November 9, 2011 By 3 Comments
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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 fortunate. The annual Red Kettle Campaign is launching on the heels of statistics released by the U.S. Census Bureau in September, indicating Michigan’s poverty rate is 16.8 percent, the highest it has been in four decades, with median … [Read more...]

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The Right to Work: A Fundamental Freedom

November 9, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Mark Mix

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) - a five-member agency created in 1935 by the Wagner Act (about which I will speak momentarily) - has taken exception to this decision, ultimately based on the fact that South Carolina is a right-to-work state. That is, South Carolina, … [Read more...]

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Dearborn Inn Book Signing and Reception This Thursday

November 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Images of America - Dearborn Inn

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 of America Series. To celebrate, Dearborn Inn is hosting a champagne reception and book-signing event in the hotel lobby on Thursday, Nov. 10 between 5-8 p.m. The inn is anxious to show off the completion of a multi-year renovation … [Read more...]

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