Based on the passage in Luke 2:3:

" And everyone was on his way to register for the census, each to his own city."

What makes this work (and many of Miriam's faith-based works) unique is that the biblical story is set in her hometown of Birmingham and surrounding villages. The viewer can find the "cities" depicted as the villages of Birmingham including Mountain Brook, Homewood, English Village and the view from Key Circle looking toward the city of Birmingham. It shows Mary and Joseph close up on their long journey and downtown Birmingham, Alabama is in the background.

"Each To His Own City" is one of three in the series on Christ's birth along with “Unto Us” and “The Annunciation.” They are meant to be shown together and are all done in pastels on a blue background with words describing the story of Christ’s birth.