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Jul 17, 2016 · Image: Left to right, Helen Keller standing with Polly Thomson at the door to their home in Easton, Connecticut, circa 1955. AFB is thrilled to publish the third in our series of posts focusing on newly digitized items in the Helen Keller Archival Collection.
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About AFB. History. Online Museums. The Helen Keller Kids Museum. Childhood 1880-1894. This is the main house on the Keller family's Ivy Green estate. This picture shows a one-story house surrounded by big, round shrubs and tall, leafy trees. It is a sunny day, but the house is in the shade of all the plants.
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- Entering Ivy Green
- Helen Keller’s Life
- The Home of Helen Keller
- The Grounds at Ivy Green
- The Miracle Worker
- Planning A Visit
Upon entering the gates of Ivy Green, you know you are visiting an extraordinary place. A long sidewalk leads to a perfectly manicured landscape. The peaceful surroundings of the clapboard home evoke a sense of nostalgia. A tour guide greeted my group outside and provided a detailed history of Helen Keller. The guide shared a wealth of intimate kno...
After Keller’s fever at 19-months, she spent five years in total darkness and profound silence. Her family hired many teachers and helpers who were woefully unable to handle the child and quickly resigned. Anne Mansfield Sullivan was only 21 years of age and had eye problems herself when she accepted the challenging job of helping Helen Keller. Sul...
I was impressed with how well the house has been meticulously preserved over the years. Every nook and corner are testaments to Keller’s awe-inspiring life and achievements. Walking through the rooms, I could imagine what it must have been like living without seeing or hearing what was happening around you. What a cold and dark world it must have b...
Besides the house tour, many other attractions on the Ivy Green property are worth seeing. One of the most moving moments of the tour was seeing the famous water pump where Keller’s life was forever changed. The guide explained how, despite being deaf and blind, Keller’s curiosity and intelligence were evident from a young age. Her first real commu...
Several movies were made about Helen Keller’s life. The most popular was “The Miracle Worker.” It was derived from The Story of My Life, an autobiography. Behind her home is an outdoor theater where during the summer months, Alabama’s official state outdoor drama, “The Miracle Worker at Ivy Green,” is performed live on Fridays and Saturdays. The pl...
Ivy Green is located at 300 North Commons Street W. Tuscumbia, AL. The hours are Monday through Saturday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm. The last tour starts at 3:00 pm each day. The home is closed on Easter, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, December 24-26th, and New Year’s Day. Tour fees for adults are $10.00. Students age 5 -18 are $5.00. Seniors & AAA members a...
Helen Adams Keller / By Charles Whitman / Platinum print, 1904 / National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution Most famous for her personal triumph over the limitations of both blindness and deafness, Helen Keller was one of the twentieth century’s leading advocates for individuals with disabilities. Born in Alabama in 1880, she was left ...
Nov 28, 2015 · The Helen Keller Birthplace, known as Ivy Green is the original home and grounds of Helen Keller's family. The home was built in 1820. It is a modest, white clapboard, Southern style home of Virginia cottage construction. There are four large rooms on the first floor with three small rooms upstairs separated by a hall.
Mar 30, 2017 · MONROE — Rest-Haven Inc., located at 236 High St., opened to the public on March 25 following a Monroe man's extensive research on Helen Keller’s involvement at this house.
