his article was originally published at the Dearborn Press & Guide website, authored by Andrea Blum and can be found at the original page here.

Dearborn museum archivists are teaching residents how to preserve history and make sure the story of the city and its people is passed along for generations to come.

Archivists from the Dearborn Historical Museum and Arab American National Museum are offering a presentation free presentation at 7 p.m. Sept. 1 at the Dearborn Historical Museum, 915 S. Brady St.

Speakers will be demonstrating proper preservation techniques and how to digitize family photos and documents. In addition, all attendees will receive a starter packet of preservation materials.

Call the Historical Museum at 313-565-3000 for more information.