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Dearborn Historical Museum Book Project Moves Forward
"Best Dearborn Stories" is expected to be available for purchase by Dec. 1.
A made earlier this month by the Dearborn Historical Museum will result in a book, the Historical Commission announced Tuesday.
The book will be comprised of more than 100 stories written by residents about their city–from childhood memories to the places and people in Dearborn they love most.
Best Dearborn Stories: Voices From Henry Ford’s Hometown is expected to be available for purchase by Dec. 1, the commission said. The book will be sold for $20, and funds raised will go to help support the museum, which is preparing to be financially independent from city funds by June 30, 2012.
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“I’ve always believed that people love to share stories about themselves and their towns, so I’m not at all surprised at the response,” said L. Glenn O’Kray, vice chair of the Dearborn Historical Commission and coordinator of the project. “Even though we set a very short deadline for submitting the stories, I think it just encouraged everybody to sit down and write instead of putting it off."
The museum originally intended to include 300 stories, but decided that would be too many for one book. A sequel, however, may be in the works.
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"We do plan to keep additional stories as they come in, anticipating that we’ll have more than enough for a sequel next year," O'Kray added.
Publishing costs are being underwritten by the Museum Guild of Dearborn, a nonprofit group of more than 20 clubs that support the museum. The guild is finalizing a contract with a printer for a rush job on the book, which will be sold in time for Christmas shopping at the museum’s gift shop at the , located at 915 S. Brady.
Learn more about the Dearborn Historical Museum on the City of Dearborn website.
