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Bing Crosby Advocates In The News!
From the Spokesman Review, Bing’s Day 2025:
"Bing Crosby Advocates are excited about this coverage we -- and Spokane's most famous son -- are getting for the 100th anniversary celebration of Bing's career launch, starting this Friday and Saturday. We hope you can join Mary Crosby and other Crosby family members and Bing Crosby Advocates in our celebrations."
From Dave Reynolds, The Bing Crosby Advocates President:
"Here is the link to last Sunday's Cascade of History radio show in Seattle, hosted by Feliks Banel, that featured what Bing Crosby Advocates are doing in Spokane for the "centenary" of Bing's career launch. Our part starts at about 25 minutes in.
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You might have to sign up for a free SoundCloud app to listen!"
From the Inlander, Written By Sarah Harrington
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From the Inlander, Written By Bill Stimson
'Dad loved this place': Spokane honors launch of hometown star
From The Gonzaga Bulletin: Upcoming Crosby Estate Auction
Greetings from Spokane's Bing Crosby Advocates!
It's time to be updated on what's going on with all things Bing!
In This Edition:
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Trivia Questions
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Celebrating 100 Years of Bing's Career
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Honorary Bing Crosby Way
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Bing Crosby Advocates in the News
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Speaking of Model Ts
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Bing in The News
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Video: Bing Crosby, America's Secret Weapon in World War II
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Summer Series: Sundays at the Crosby's Place
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Bing Crosby House Museum
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Wanna get involved?
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Trivia Answers
WANNA GET INVOLVED?
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We are looking for volunteers to greet visitors from all over the world to the Bing Crosby House Museum, Saturday afternoons. We will train you (at no charge).
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We can use help with marketing, social media, planning, organizing events, activities and fund raising.
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We are looking for people who would like to join our Board of Directors, to help steer the direction of Bing Crosby Advocates. Don't worry if you are not a passionate fan of Bing. You will become one.
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If any of these interest you, contact Dave Reynolds, Board President, Bing Crosby Advocates BingCrosbyAdvocates@gmail.com or 509-216-2611
Upcoming Events: Celebrating 100 Years Of Bing!
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October 10:
9:30 am: The unveiling of an historic marker at The Symons Building, at the corner of Howard and Sprague. The Symons played a big role in the earliest days of radio. Bing was known to have performed live on radio, broadcast from the 2nd floor of the Symons Building.
10:30 am: Bing's daughter Mary Crosby and her family will join Spokane Mayor Lisa Brown as she proclaims Oct 10 as "Bing's Day". Mayor Brown will also unveil new signage designating a section of West Sprague as "Honorary Bing Crosby Way".
October 11:
10:00 am: Author Lauren Harris will introduce her new children's book, Bing Himself: The Story of Bing Crosby, The World’s First Multimedia Star, illustrated by Joe Everson. Bing Crosby House Museum, 508 E. Sharp, Spokane
1:00 pm: Gonzaga Presents: "Bing Crosby's Road to Hollywood", at the Magnuson Theater. Gonzaga dance, theater and music students will put on an original variety show featuring the different phases of Bing's life and career. No charge.
2:00 pm: Reenactment of when Bing and Al loaded up their 1916 Model T Ford and headed to Los Angeles via Seattle. At the Bing Crosby House Museum, 508 E. Sharp
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Bing Crosby Advocates is a 501c3 nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving Bing Crosby's life and legacy, and showcasing his connections to his home town, Spokane. One way we do this is volunteering to show visitors the Bing Crosby House Museum, his childhood home at 508 E. Sharp Ave, on the campus at Gonzaga University.
Bing Crosby's Childhood Home
The Bing Crosby House Museum at 508 E. Sharp Ave. Spokane, WA
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Bing Crosby's father Harry and two of Bing's uncles built this home in 1911, when Bing was 8 years old. It remains in its original location. The main floor houses the Bing Crosby Collection, which contains more than 200 items including Bing's gold records, trophies, awards, and an official Academy Award given for his performance in Going My Way (1944).
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The house is open free of charge to the public. Free parking directly behind the back of the house.
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Hours:
Mondays 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Fridays 1 - 4:00 p.m.
Saturdays 1 - 4:00 p.m.
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Photo courtesy Foley Library
The Museum
Bing Crosby Collection Highlights
The above photo is of Bing surrounded by his
friends. It was taken about the same time Bing's childhood home was built. The house behind Bing's buddies was not his house, but still exists. It was moved across Sharp Avenue several years ago.
The Crosby Collection includes photographs of
Bing, his family, friends, and contemporaries, and places associated with him.
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Books and other Secondary Material:
Books in various editions by Bing and other books either about him, his family, friends, and contemporaries. Also, includes books owned by him.
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News clippings about Bing and his family, sheet music, Bing Crosby Pro-Am Golf Programs, scrapbooks about Crosby created by his fans.
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The Library receives gift subscriptions of
periodicals donated by the various Bing Crosby fan clubs, such as Club Crosby and the International Crosby Circle.
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Research Material:
Materials gathered by scholars and fans about him. This includes correspondence, research notes and manuscripts
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Realia:
Includes three dimensional objects such as:
ice cream cartons, coloring books, buttons, clothing, etc.
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Bing Crosby Fan Club Periodicals
The Bing Crosby Fan Club Periodicals lists the holdings of various periodicals of Crosby fan clubs from throughout the world.
Bing Crosby Radio Shows:
Gonzaga University has a large collection of Bing Crosby radio discs including:
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The Bing Crosby Show : 1949 - 1954
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Kraft Music Hall: 1943 - 1946
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Minute Maid Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice:
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1949 - 1950
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Philco Radio Time: 1946 - 1949
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Miscellaneous: 1936 - 1960
For a complete inventory, please contact the Gonzaga University Archives &Special Collections department at 509-313-3873 or uasc@gonzaga.edu.
Gonzaga University: Bing Crosby Collection
Gonzaga University houses a large collection of material relating to 20th Century singer and actor Harry Lillis (Bing) Crosby, a childhood resident of Spokane and alumnus of Gonzaga. Crosby began to donate items to Gonzaga University in preparation for the opening of the Crosby Library in 1957, and today, Bing's boyhood home, the Bing Crosby House Museum, showcases those items and more for Bing's many enduring and brand new fans.
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Items in the Crosby Collection include photographs, audiovisual recordings, paintings and artwork, books, original manuscripts, memorabilia, research material, fan club periodicals, and the entire collection of the former Bing Crosby Historical Society of Tacoma, Washington. For a complete inventory of the Crosby Collection, contact the University Archives and Special Collections department at 509-313-3873 or uasc@gonzaga.edu.
Bing Crosby Advocates
P.O. Box 8764
Spokane, WA 99203​​
To donate online, click the button below:
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For more information, email us at: bingcrosbyadvocates@gmail.com​​