Family home of the great Lexicographer, Dr Samuel Johnson. Now a Museum to his life and times, with events and activities to entertain throughout the year
Lichfield, Staffordshire
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Re: Samuel Johnson’s Willow. Pleased to say a cutting has now been planted at Vassar College and another is destined for Graeme Park, Philadelphia. annetterubery.co.uk/dr-johns…
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JOB VACANCY - Museum Support Officer
Would you like to join our wonderful team? Do you have a passion for heritage and culture? We have a vacancy at The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum & Bookshop. Please visit our website for more details. lichfield.gov.uk/_VirDir/Cor…
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I'm Phil Jones, Chairman of The Johnson Society. My book on Johnson comes out in the coming of weeks. I hope you might consider buying it or reading it. A real stocking-filler!
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A very happy second birthday to the fifth incarnation of Johnson’s Willow, which was planted in a ceremony on 2 November 2021. As the images show, the tree has made substantial growth in its first two years beside Stowe Pool – long may it continue to do so!
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With funds from the JS et al, SJ’s Birthplace has acquired an important letter (left) written by SJ to Sophia Thrale (right) on 24 July 1783 (when she was 12). The letter is charming, and also shows SJ’s interest in maths, and his belief it should form part of female education.
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This is such great news, the team at @SamuelJohnsonBM and @lichfield_cc acted quickly and pulled together private donors and grants in almost no time to be able to secure this piece of our history and make sure it stays in the UK and in public ownership.
lichfieldlive.co.uk/2023/09/…
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Inclined to buy some Johnsonian merchandise? Fear not - you can now buy from the Society’s website! johnsonnew.wordpress.com/joh…
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#FridayNightFrills 18th Century Casaquin jacket, 1740's via Augusta Auctions
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#OTD 288 years ago Johnson and Tetty got married at St Werburgh's Church in Derby.
The two were married for 17 years until Tetty's death in March 1752. Johnson never remarried and wrote a sermon on the anniversary of her death every year.
Images courtesy of @SamuelJohnsonBM
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#OnThisDay in 1901, the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum opened its doors! Happy birthday @SamuelJohnsonBM 🎂! Please enjoy these photos from our collection: a 1920 view of the museum and a 1910 crowd gathered in front of the statue for an anniversary event.
ALT Greyscale photo of Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, with the Samuel Johnson statue in the foreground.
ALT A sepia photo of around 50 people listening to a speaker, crowded around a statue of Samuel Johnson.
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My very shabby Boswell’s Life of Johnson are 200 years old! Published less than 40 years after he died… They smell amazing #books #DoctorJohnson @SamuelJohnsonBM
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What to do in Lichfield, Staffordshire's cathedral city
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#EnjoyStaffs #Staffordshire @visitlichfield @StJohnsHouse1 @TheBoatInn_ @LichfieldCath @erasmusdarwin @darwins_food @SamuelJohnsonBM @PomsKitchen
Image: John Worringham
ALT Looking at Lichfield Cathedral across Minster Pool in Lichfield, Staffordshire
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#30Under30Pounds
Enjoy some summer fun at Sam's House with @SamuelJohnsonBM arts & crafts.
Tickets £3.50 per child. Final workshops this Thursday (25th) at 11am, 12pm and 2pm.
#EnjoyStaffs #Staffordshire @VisitLichfield
ALT A boy with his creation at the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, Staffordshire
ALT The front of the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, Staffordshire
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Visit The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum that inspired a literary giant. Dr. Samuel Johnson one of the key english litterateur of english literature and also a lexicographer. We look forward to welcoming you to Johnson's home.
Read more- samueljohnsonbirthplace.org.…
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For the JS annual outing, on 9 July members travelled to Derby to attend a re-enactment at St Werburgh’s Church of the marriage there of Samuel Johnson and Elizabeth Jervis Porter on 9 July 1735. Many thanks to Janice Greaves for arranging the visit, and for the photos.
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Join the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum for a range of fun craft activities in the house where he was born! Tickets cost £3.50 per child, and all must be accompanied by an adult. Advanced booking is essential. Workshops will start at 11am, 12pm & 2pm. visitlichfield.co.uk/event/s…
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Join the Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum on 28th July for a range of fun craft activities in the house where he was born! Tickets cost £3.50 per child, and all must be accompanied by an adult. Advanced booking is essential. 👉 visitlichfield.co.uk/event/s…
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The Samuel Johnson Birthplace Museum, #Lichfield #Staffordshire
Great little museum telling the story of Johnson's early life, along with his subsequent career in #London.
#Literary #History @DrSamuelJohnson @SamuelJohnsonBM @SamJohnsonSoc
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Wit, wisdom and better than Wordle: why you should visit Dr Johnson’s birthplace museum theguardian.com/theobserver/…
