Possible to preserve creation date when copying an email file?

I'm using a PowerBook Pro 17" running Mac OS X 10.8.3.
I'm copying email files (both Apple Mail and Outlook 2011) by dragging them from their email folder to the desktop. In the past, the creation date used to be preserved. But tonight, the creation date is being replaced by the modified date (aka NOW!). Since my emails are organized by creation date, this puts me in a tough spot. Is there a simple (or even complicated) way around this problem?
Thanks.
Paul

One way to do it would be to place the files in a separate folder, then create a new folder of the same name on your external HD and use an application like SyncTwoFolders to copy the contents from one folder to the other.
Or simply burn that folder to a DVD.

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