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Probably not the Birmingham you think we are (we are the best one). Our content was once described as “like a chill ghost”. The #1 Martha Baldwin stan account.

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Have you given our podcast a listen yet? Twice a month we dive into the life of a Birminghammer from the past. Past episodes include folks you may have heard of, like Benjamin Pierce, and folks you may not have heard of, like Rhoda Bingham Daniels. youtube.com/watch?v=k1IgBTEc…
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Introducing Birmingham Uncovered by the Birmingham Museum

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Happy Cow Appreciation Day to this cow photobombing Ella Parsons and this cow only.
Black and white photo of a woman seating on a grassy hill with her back to the viewer facing a bridge with a cow standing in between.

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A Gruesome Find/Glorious Fourth/Base Ball. We challenge you to find a better combination of headlines! From the July 7, 1905 issue of the Birmingham Eccentric.
News Clipping.

ALT News Clipping.

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How was your 4th of July celebrations? In 1925, the Birmingham Eccentric reported that B'ham had it's safest fourth in many years, the only injury being a young boy who lost an eye playing with fireworks.
Newsclipping with headline "Birmingham Had a safe and sane 4th".

ALT Newsclipping with headline "Birmingham Had a safe and sane 4th".

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The Museum is closed today for the 4th. Whatever you have planned, we hope that you have a safe and joyous holiday! Below is a photo from the 1924 4th of July parade.
Black and white photograph showing a line of cars of trucks rolling down a street and the vehicles are covered in banners and flags.

ALT Black and white photograph showing a line of cars of trucks rolling down a street and the vehicles are covered in banners and flags.

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What's better than a fireworks show and hotdogs? Dancing the night away in a hot ballroom with no air conditioning! You are cordially invited to a 1867 July 4th Ball.
Invitation inviting the receiver and a lady to the fourth of July ball at the National Hall on July 4, 1867. Invite is on cream colored paper that has stain marks and text is in green and red ink.

ALT Invitation inviting the receiver and a lady to the fourth of July ball at the National Hall on July 4, 1867. Invite is on cream colored paper that has stain marks and text is in green and red ink.

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Holiday Weekend plans: buy some fireworks (add for Shain's Pharmacy in 1910) and then not throwing them out of a window of a moving vehicle because I don't want to be arrested (police report of some boys throwing firecrackers out a car window in 1943).
Newspaper clipping that reads "Fireworks/ Don't miss the chance to get your stock here/Charles J Shain Drugs and Groceries".

ALT Newspaper clipping that reads "Fireworks/ Don't miss the chance to get your stock here/Charles J Shain Drugs and Groceries".

1943 police report detailing the arrest of three boys for throwing firecrackers out of a car window around the area of Hill school. All boys were released to their parents with a warning.

ALT 1943 police report detailing the arrest of three boys for throwing firecrackers out of a car window around the area of Hill school. All boys were released to their parents with a warning.

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We treasure this 1959 diploma from Birmingham High because Ron Buchanan was a beloved volunteer and board member, but also because this was the last year that the school was known as Birmingham High. The next year the school was renamed Seaholm High.
Burgundy diploma sleeve with "Birmingham High School" in gold lettering the the center and "Ronald John Buchanan" in gold letters in the bottom right corner.

ALT Burgundy diploma sleeve with "Birmingham High School" in gold lettering the the center and "Ronald John Buchanan" in gold letters in the bottom right corner.

Diploma certificate with red tassle.

ALT Diploma certificate with red tassle.

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It's a collections mystery! This photo appears to be a class photograph and came with another photograph that was labeled "Birmingham High School June 1949" but we cannot confirm the year for this photo. Do you recognize this photograph or anybody in it?
Black and white photograph of about 100+ teenaged girls and boys posing in what appears to be a high school gymnasium.

ALT Black and white photograph of about 100+ teenaged girls and boys posing in what appears to be a high school gymnasium.

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We apologize for getting our next episode out a day late, but we just had to go down a bunch of rabbitholes about the history of vaccinations! Ziba Swan wasn't just the father of Greenwood cemetery, find out more by downloading the episode wherever podcasts live.
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In 1885, Birmingham's Union School (later renamed Hill School) boasted of six graduating seniors!
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On this date in 1912, 41 students graduated from Birmingham High in a ceremony held in Baldwin School's auditorium. Notable grads include Clyde Peabody and Harry Brooks.
Cover of commencement program held on June 24, 1921 at 8 pm.

ALT Cover of commencement program held on June 24, 1921 at 8 pm.

Inside of commencement program listing the order of events, the 41 grads and class saying and flower.

ALT Inside of commencement program listing the order of events, the 41 grads and class saying and flower.

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Happy Pride! Did you know that B'ham was one of the first cities in Michigan to add sexual orientation as a protected class under its Fair Housing Ordinance in 1992? Learn more about our LGBTQIA+ history in our current exhibit!
Graphic for the exhibit "A Tapestry of Birmingham: Exploring our Diversity".

ALT Graphic for the exhibit "A Tapestry of Birmingham: Exploring our Diversity".

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On this Juneteenth, you can learn more about Birmingham's black history in our online virtual exhibits: bhamgov.org/about_birmingham…
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The engineering department always finds cool things during renovation projects! This brocken pottery lid was found during the early 2000s under Shain Park and may have gotten there when that area was a residential neighborhood before the park was constructed in 1934.
Black and white photograph showing several two story frame houses in the snow.

ALT Black and white photograph showing several two story frame houses in the snow.

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We have a lot of quilts in our collection and every single one tells a story. This quilt was made for Almeron Whitehead (1851-1926) by his grandmother Hunt (first name unknown). The pattern is called "Grandmother's garden".
Flowers are red, brown and blues on a cream background. Quilt is unfinished.

ALT Flowers are red, brown and blues on a cream background. Quilt is unfinished.

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The Allen House will reopen to the public tomorrow (June 15) at 1 pm! Stop by and catch our current exhibit "A Tapestry of Birmingham: Exploring Our Diversity".
Photo from the exhibit, showing the banner with Native American artifacts in the background.

ALT Photo from the exhibit, showing the banner with Native American artifacts in the background.

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Our next podcast episode is all about three sisters who went everywhere together-even the middle of the 1818 wilderness!
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How would you picture a day in Birmingham? This supplement, published in cooperation with the Townsend Hotel, was included in a June 1988 issue of the Birmingham Eccentric.
Color newsprint page showing a young man wearing only denim shorts and white socks laying on the back of a blue convertible on a sunny day.

ALT Color newsprint page showing a young man wearing only denim shorts and white socks laying on the back of a blue convertible on a sunny day.

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