Saturday, June 23, 2018

Welcome to "Ivy Green" Birthplace of Helen Keller


Helen Keller's birthplace is located in Tuscumbia, AL, where Helen's father was the publisher of a weekly newspaper, an attorney, and farmer.

The birthplace cottage is east of the main house and consists of a large room and playroom.

top left Helen's father, Arthur Henley Keller
top right Helen's mother, Kate Adams Keller
lower left Helen at age 8
lower right Annie Sullivan, Helen's teacher

Helen


Helen's bed

some of Helen's clothes in the upstairs trunk room





Birth cottage

birth cottage bedroom

birth cottage playroom

the outdoor kitchen building with cook's bedroom

cook's bedroom


kitchen

"the pump" where Helen learned her first word, "water"

the main house and birth cottage to the right

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