Historic Missourians

The Molly Brown House Museum offers histories of Denver (+ Colorado), the unsinkable” Titanic, and an inspirational local and national political leader. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: In nineteen twelve Margaret Brown was a passenger on the Titanic on its first and only trip. It was important for this project to have an interdisciplinary approach when researching how perceptions of Margaret Brown changed over time. Brown was never known as Molly or as Unsinkable in her lifetime as this was a Hollywood invention, first started by Denver Post reporter Gene Fowler and author Carolyn Bancroft in the 1930s.

You probably associate Brown with the Titanic, but that was only a small part of this amazing woman's life. The tour guide said the staff of the museum were torn because they wanted people to know her as Mrs. Visitors can visit the Molly Brown Birthplace and Museum in Hannibal, Missouri.

She and her husband J.J. Brown struck it rich in the gold rush in Leadville and moved to Denver to enjoy a l avish lifestyle. Ballet Ariel director Ilena Norton choreographed Tale of Molly Brown.” She likes to turn to history when looking for stories for new ballets, noting that Brown was an important figure in Colorado history.

According to Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth , J.J. thought a woman's name should be in the paper just three times: when she's born, when she's married, and when she dies. Inside the home, exhibits showcase the building's notable architecture and Brown's work on historic preservation and children's literacy.

In the Molly Brown House Museum, people will see many of Molly Brown's collections that came from different parts of the world because of her passion for traveling. Some exhibits about what she wears during her existence were held in Molly Brown House Museum, history which also highlight her life - from a period of time traversing the end of the WWI through the Great Depression years.

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: In nineteen twelve Margaret Brown was a passenger on the Titanic on its first and only trip. It was important for this project to have an interdisciplinary approach when researching how perceptions of Margaret Brown changed over time. Brown was never known as Molly or as Unsinkable in her lifetime as this was a Hollywood invention, first started by Denver Post reporter Gene Fowler and author Carolyn Bancroft in the 1930s.

The Molly Brown House Museum preserves the home of the RMS Titanic's most famous survivor, The Unsinkable” Molly Brown. The directors of Historic Denver are doing this site a disservice by calling it a museum. The Molly Brown House Museum will celebrate the Denver icon's 150th birthday with a block party that pays homage to her philanthropy.