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Local history museum and archive in the Detroit suburb of Dearborn Michigan

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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
A week after the attack, Dearbornites of every race, faith and creed came together as a community to remember all those who were lost on September 11. From our collection is the first candle lit for the Peace & Unity Vigil held at The Henry Ford on September 19, 2001.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Our Warren Avenue historic walking tour is coming up September 12th at 10AM. Tickets can be purchased here: tinyurl.com/warrenave26
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
In honor of #NationalDogDay we're sharing this 1914 image from the Mildred Cronogue collection. Identified in the photo are Mildred Cronogue's very dressed up dog named Ted along with John Grogan.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
One of the first big recurring Arab American events in Dearborn were annual street fairs along Dix Avenue in the late 70s and 1980s. These images are from the August 1981 edition known as the Arabian Village Street Fair.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
As a reminder of Dearborn's historical air quality issues, we're sharing this late 1960s Salina School cleanup parade photo. Stay safe in all the smoke outside.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
This odd costume photo was taken during the 1915 Dearborn Independence Day Parade at the corner of Monroe and Michigan. Early 20th century Dearborn had a long tradition of July Fourth strange costume parades.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
This image showing Harb's Hobby Shop and the northwest corner of Michigan and Oakwood was taken in June 1961. You can see our Commandant's Quarters in the background.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Upcoming DHM Events
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
This Warren Avenue shot was taken 45 years ago this month in June 1981. Looking west from near Horger it shows a city tree planting program in progress. In the background is the old Peoples Outfitting Company building which was still a Hudsons Warehouse Store at the time.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
In honor of DHM staff being over at the West Peace Park on Friday for the Dearborn Summer Market, heres a Spring 1955 shot showing the Peace Park area. On the left is the old freight railroad station while on the right is the road now known as West Village Drive.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
This feature on Arab American food businesses along the 13700 block of Warren Avenue was published 35 years ago this week in the Dearborn Times Herald.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
This sketch of the Rouge Plant area was published on the front page of the Fordson Independent 100 years ago today.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Given the popularity of our recent Dearborn Theater post, we wanted to share this May 1976 image of Michigan Avenue looking west. The Dearborn Theater is on the left
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Dedication photo of the Dearborn Police Station taken 65 years ago this month
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Upcoming May Lectures at the DHM
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
This interesting image shows the Westborn Mall parking lot looking east probably around 1968
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
Here's a circa 1980 slide image of a Dearborn strip mall along Michigan just west of Military matched up with an image taken today. Sacred Heart Church is visible in the background of both images.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Our museum has collected Dearborn menus ranging from 1920s aviation themed places to modern Middle Eastern restaurants. Here's an interesting one we spotted for Hoppe's Restaurant at 23920 Michigan Avenue that likely dates from 1961.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
In honor of National Reading Month we wanted to share this slide image from 1995 showing the Borders Bookstore location on Ford Road in Dearborn.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Fairlane Town Center Mall had its grand opening 50 years ago today on March 2nd 1976. Only about 50 stores were open during its first week with many more opening later in March.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
Inspired by recent NYC snow imagery, here's a winter shot of Wyoming Ave looking south from Brandt in December 1929.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
Yesterday we shared an image of Oxford Lanes. Today we're sharing a February 1961 vs 2026 comparison just to the south showing Mallard's Tavern at 2400 S Telegraph and Stanke's General Store at 2430 Telegraph.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
This February 1961 shot shows the Oxford Lanes Bowling Alley near the southwest corner of Telegraph and Scott. Located at 2200 S Telegraph, the building was torn down in the early 2010s for a car dealership.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
With recent news about Jesse Jackson's passing, we wanted to share these Dearborn newspaper clippings from the 1988 Michigan Democratic Caucus. Jackson was the only candidate to make an appearance in Dearborn that election cycle. While Jackson placed 2nd in Dearborn, he won the state overall.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
This image shows the Garrison Place East office building and adjoining 500 car capacity parking garage that recently made the news. Built in 1971, those facilities were designed and engineered time by the Nordstrom-Samson Associates firm
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 09/02/2026
In honor of #NationalPizzaDay, here's an image of DeMarco's Pizza Palace @ 5960 Schaefer taken in October 1986. In the 2010s, the Schaefer Road DeMarcos closed and was replaced with Fratelli's in 2019. DeMarcos still operates a location on Ford Road in Dearborn Heights which opened in the late 2000s
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
We've paired up a February 3rd 1976 shot of "The Colonial Shoppes" commercial area on Telegraph just north of Hollander with an image taken today. Its a solid example of Dearborn aesthetic tastes changing over 50 years.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
This photo shows the construction of a temporary ice skating rink in December 1955 at what is presumably Hemlock Park.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
This interesting late 30s Dearborn Police shot shows Oakwood Blvd looking north at what is now Rotunda. Notice the early traffic lights in view?
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Dearborn High School's second building opened 100 years ago this week near the corner of Mason and Garrison streets. Containing 40+ rooms, the new building was a nearly 5 fold expansion in space from the high school's previous home in a now gone older building next door.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Join us January 19th for a kids celebration of Martin Luther King Jr Day at the McFadden Ross House (915 Brady)!
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
This image shows how the area now occupied by the west Peace Park and adjoining parking garages used to look back in December 1970.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
Taken during a December 1978 Christmas Around the World event, this shot shows the south side of Michigan Avenue between Monroe and Mason.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
65 years ago this week, the Michigan Avenue underpass at Greenfield opened to traffic.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
With Ford's recent new headquarters opening, we're sharing this circa 1960s view of their Research and Engineering Campus area along with the old Product Development Center in the background. The photo looks northwest from near the intersection of Rotunda and Oakwood..
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
In 1975, steel works on Zug Island at the mouth of the Rouge were the destination of the Edmund Fitzgerald. Here's some maps showing how it evolved from a swampy peninsula to steelworks including the 1888 creation of a short cut canal
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
Dearborn merchants liked to start the Christmas season early even back in the 1950s. The attached ad and photos are from the Muirhead's Christmas Parade that was held 70 years ago this week in 1955.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Tonight at the DHM, Lisa Lark will be discussing the stories of the nearly 350 Dearborn men and women who died for their country while serving in the military. Lisa will tell their stories against the backdrop of the homes and neighborhoods they left behind.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Do you need 1920s Halloween costume inspiration? This shot from our Mildred Cronogue collection shows a Halloween 1924 party held at the home of Dora Rayworth on Michigan Avenue.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Happy Halloween from the Dearborn Historical Museum! 👻 This week's #ArtifactSpotlight is none other than Casper the Friendly Ghost. Mattel, Inc, manufactured this doll in the early 1960s.This doll was donated to the Museum by the Price family of Dearborn in 1967.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
An interesting shot we came across today shows mechanic Al Husse with his high wheel bicycle next to the Clyde Ford dealership garage. Clyde Ford's dealership at the time of this 1918 shot was on the south side of Michigan just west of Oakwood.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
An interesting map in our collection is this one titled "What To Do In Dearborn" 1964 edition. Published by the Bank of Dearborn, the map has features like museums, theaters, parks, and more.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
This image taken 75 years ago this week during the Cavalcade of Dearborn Parade looks northeast toward the intersection of Michigan and Howard. Thieleman's Pharmacy visible in the photo was at the northeast corner of Michigan and Howard.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
Taken October 7th 1996, this shot shows the Camelot Theater around when it was demolished. The building at the southwest corner of Warren and Miller original opened as the Circle Theater in 1937. The theater was replaced by Super Greenland Market which opened the next year.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
The Dearborn Historical Museum's 75th anniversary is this month! Celebrate the museum's birthday and the Halloween season by joining us for Brews and Boos on October 10th!
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
Clara Bryant Ford passed away 75 years ago this week. This shot from around 1894 shows her at the Ford home on Bagley Street in Detroit with her son Edsel.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 17/09/2025
Some vintage images of Ford Headquarters "The Glass House" in our collection
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 09/09/2025
90 years ago today, Eleanor Roosevelt briefly stopped in Dearborn at Michigan and Telegraph to receive roses on the way to dedicate the groundbreaking of Detroit's Brewster Homes.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Our #ArtifactSpotlight this week comes from one of our exhibits at the Commandant's Quarters. This stained glass window was once part of St. Joseph's Retreat Mental Hospital, operational in Dearborn from 1885-1962.
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Dearborn Historical Museum @dearbornhmuseum.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Many Warren Ave buildings have surprisingly long histories. Hallab Pastry at 14519 Warren sits in building constructed in the 1920s that was used as a real estate office initially. The attached older photo shows the building in 1968 when it was used for vacuum cleaner sales.
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