Graverobbing and the Eerie Underside of Medical History

Sat Oct 19 2024 at 09:30 am to 11:30 am UTC-05:00

225 S Skinker Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63105 | Clayton

Missouri Historical Society Library & Research Center
Publisher/HostMissouri Historical Society Library & Research Center
Graverobbing and the Eerie Underside of Medical History
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Join us for our Saturday Speaker Series at the Library & Research Center!
What’s creepier at Halloween than graverobbing? As professional medical schools become increasingly popular during the 19th century, so did the graverobbing industry. Come to this program to learn what Jeffery Smith, emeritus professor of history at Lindenwood University, has dug up on St. Louis’s notorious history in the “resurrectionist” business.
Registration is required.
Learn more: https://mohistory.org/events/saturday-speaker-10-19-2024
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225 S Skinker Blvd, St. Louis, MO, United States, Missouri 63105, 225 S Skinker Blvd, St Louis, MO 63105-2317, United States,St. Louis, Missouri, Clayton

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