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Johnson and Royalty
As the UK marks a Coronation, this month’s blog post looks at some key royalty-related moments from the life of … Read More
Miniature Dictionaries
Samuel Johnson’s ‘A Dictionary of the English Language’ was published on 15 April 1755. This month’s blog post explores how … Read More
Francis Barber is celebrated in new City Plaque
A new plaque celebrating the life of Francis Barber has been presented in Lichfield. The memorial was unveiled by Cedric … Read More
Pencil Day!
Did you know that 30 March is Pencil day? In this blog post Sarah Dale has been finding out more … Read More
Celebrating Women of the Georgian Era
We are marking International Women’s Day in March with events at the Museum and in this month’s blog post, in … Read More
Witches Marks at Johnson’s Birthplace
This month’s blog post has been provided by our volunteer Margery Dunlevy. Margery made a fascinating observation in the attic … Read More
A Georgian Christmas
This December, visitors to the Museum can enjoy our special display ‘A Georgian Christmas’. In this month’s blog post, Museum … Read More
Inventor: a finder out of something new
This September we are joining heritage sites across the UK to take part in the national Heritage Open Days fortnight. … Read More
Bookmarks Past and Present
In this behind-the-scenes blog post, Museum Attendant Sarah Dale has been inspired by donations to our Museum Bookshop to find … Read More
18th century women authors in the Museum library
As International Women’s Month draws to a close, we celebrate some of the women writers represented in the Birthplace Museum … Read More
‘It is advantageous to an author, that his book should be attacked as well as praised. Fame is a shuttlecock. If it be struck only at one end of the room, it will soon fall to the ground. To keep it up, it must be struck at both ends.’
