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A chair that belonged to B.J. Palmer has been added to the Brown House Chiropractic Museum, thanks to a donation from Dr. Kim Williams, president of the B.J. Pamer Historic Home Foundation. on behalf of the family of Dr. Sid Williams.
The Chiropractic Museum on campus is a result of Helen and her husband, Gordon Brown donating their home in Sedona, AZ to Sherman College in 1999; funds from the donation were used to construct the Brown House and Museum on campus. The structure serves as an on-campus residence for the couple, and the lower level houses a museum with the college’s historical chiropractic holdings. The Browns’ donation is the most substantial gift in kind in the history of the college.
The B.J. Palmer Historic Home Foundation comprises the final home of Palmer, bought in 1951, as well as papers and memorabilia that he collected over the course of his career. The Foundation is a 501 c3 non-profit organization dedicated to restoring and preserving the B.J. Palmer legacy.
The chair was part of the furnishings at B.J.’s home located on St. Armand’s Key in Sarasota, Florida, and was in the home at the time of his death in 1961. B.J. himself, as well as many other chiropractors and guests, have sat in this very chair. Miguel Hastings transported the chair and other items donated by Dr. Kim from Atlanta to Sherman this week.
If you ask nicely, Museum Curator Dr. John Hart assures you can try out B.J.’s seat during Lyceum. The museum will be open on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of Lyceum from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.If you haven’t been over to the museum in a while, please stop by – Mrs. Debbie Cordero, Roberta Thomas, maintenance staff, and work-study students Kyle Geer and Courtney Ritenbaugh have been hard at work to re-design and prepare the museum for Lyceum.
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