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Born: December 16th

Joseph Ilex was the owner of the largest private collection of birdhouses in the world. His collection ranged from the functional to the baroque and included some hundred thousand specimens. Upon his death, his daughter bequeathed the collection to the Royal Museum, on the condition that they “get all these goddamn birdhouses out of the attic.” This led to the creation of The Joseph Ilex Memorial Bluebird Trail.

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