Join Missouri Humanities and the Lebanon-Laclede County Library on Thursday, October 15 at 6pm for "Grave Robbing and the Eerie Underside of Medical History" with Dr. Jeff Smith.
Dr. Smith has been a public historian and professor for more than four decades. Now a specialist in cemeteries and the ways people interact with them, he is widely published and a popular speaker.
During the presentation, Dr. Smith will delve into the growth of the “body snatching” industry in response to the professionalization of medical training, which included human dissection—and created a shortage of cadavers.
This event is FREE, thanks to the Missouri Humanities Speakers Bureau.
The presentation is recommended for adults--registration is not required.
If you have questions, please call the library at (417)532-2148.