March 6th, 20221DEARBORN — The Dearborn Historical Museum will host a brand new exhibit to celebrate Arab American Heritage Month in April.
The exhibit will focus on immigration to Dearborn, cultural practices and tradition, and Arab American businesses in Dearborn.
The project is being led by three museum interns from the University of...
November 16th, 20210DEARBORN — Holiday ornaments crafted in Dearborn depicting historic buildings are for sale at the Dearborn Historical Museum.
The 3-D printed replicas, depicting the Ford Rotunda, Fordson High School and the Wagner Hotel, are made by museum staff and can be purchased for $15, with an additional $4 fee if shipped.
Shoppers can...
November 12th, 20210DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn is home to many prestigious cultural institutions and one of them – the Dearborn Historical Museum – is being recognized as such through grants from two organizations, Michigan Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
“We really feel like we’ve been generating some...
September 28th, 20210DEARBORN — Craft beer enthusiasts, Halloween lovers, and supporters of Dearborn history are invited to the eighth annual Beer Festival.
The Halloween-themed event hosted by the Dearborn Historical Museum will take place in the parking lot of the historic Commandant’s Quarters at 21950 Michigan Ave. on Friday Oct. 8 from 6 p.m....
September 13th, 20190DEARBORN – The Museum Guild of Dearborn’s seventh annual beer tasting fundraiser event will return this year on Friday, September 27 from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Dearborn Historical Museum’s Ross-McFadden House.
Tickets for the event are $20 in advance, or $25 at the door, and include admission, live entertainment and the...
May 10th, 20190DEARBORN – On May 11, the Dearborn Historical Museum will host two sales events, including a trunk sale and a spring fair sale.
Guests can peruse the garage sale-like event and purchase bread, plants and more.
Spring Fair Sale
The Dearborn Herb Study Association will be hosting its plant, bread and craft sale from 9 a.m. to 3...
March 1st, 20190DEARBORN — Weeks after being fired from the Dearborn Historian, Bill McGraw, a former Detroit Free Press writer and co-founder of Deadline Detroit, said he still hasn’t been given an exact reason why he was fired.
McGraw said he hasn’t heard from anyone at the museum for the last 11 days.
“I have no idea who actually...
January 15th, 20190DEARBORN — Media, residents, and history buffs alike gathered at the Dearborn Historical Museum's Commander's Quarters on Tuesday, as FBI and other officials showed off a newly recovered item with significant historical ties to the city.
The item, an oxen powder horn made in 1757 and stolen from the Dearborn Historical Museum in...
October 29th, 20180DEARBORN — The Dearborn Historical Museum will become a haunted house for the Halloween season.
On Friday Oct. 26, the museum will host children aged 12 and under for a Halloween Party at the McFadden-Ross House on Brady Street.
The event will include make-and-take crafts, face painting, games and trick-or-treating in the...
August 4th, 20180DEARBORN—Vendors from all over the area will be selling anything from antiques to modern trinkets right out of the trunks of their cars at the Dearborn Historical Museum’s second Trunk Sale on Saturday, Aug. 11 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. at the McFadden Ross House on Brady Street.
The museum is holding 60 spaces for interested vendors...
August 2nd, 20180DEARBORN — The City Council rejected putting a millage proposal on the November ballot for the repair, renovation and operations of the Dearborn Historical Museum for up to five years.
According to a draft of the proposed millage as read by Councilman Mike Sareini, if adopted, it would raise an estimated $1.2 million the first year...
April 6th, 20180DEARBORN – Students of Joshua Akers’ Introduction to Urban and Regional Studies class put together a forum on March 29 to discuss the statue of former Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard and to have a broader discussion of racism in and beyond Southeast Michigan.
The standing-room-only forum, which Akers moderated, was held in a...
September 22nd, 20170DEARBORN — For the last few months, all eyes have been on the city's government and how it will respond to calls for proper representation of Arab Americans, who make up about half of its population. Many also have deep roots in the community.
As the city's residents and officials argue over the fate of the statue of famous...
April 4th, 20171DEARBORN — The statue of late Dearborn Mayor Orville Hubbard has resurfaced since the controversy that led to its removal from outside the old City Hall building in September 2015.
The statue was originally placed in front of Dearborn City Hall in 1989, but was removed and placed in storage after the building was sold in 2015....
