You'ld have to be a mind reader to know about it... this will be my first year taking the tour.... On 10/27/2010 11:52 AM, Brooks, Vincent (LVA) wrote: > Thanks for mentioning this, Ray. I didn't know about it or would have > referenced it in the posting. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ray Bonis > Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 11:32 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] New Blog Entry - Chris Baker - Grave Robbing, > Goblins, and Ghouls: Anatomical Education in 19th Century Richmond on > Thursday, October 28 from 4 to 5 p.m. > > For more information about grave robbing and more: > > Join Tompkins-McCaw Library's Jodi Koste for a lecture on Grave Robbing, > > Goblins, and Ghouls: Anatomical Education in 19th Century Richmond on > Thursday, October 28 from 4 to 5 p.m. in Sanger Hall, Room 4-026. > Anatomical instruction has been integral to medical education for > centuries. Discover how anatomy was taught in Richmond during the 19th > century and why students and faculty were involved in procuring cadavers > > for this important educational experience. > > A brief walking tour of the MCV Campus highlighting stories about grave > robbing, goblins, and ghouls will follow the presentation. > > Seating is limited; advanced registration is encouraged. > > Visit this site to register: > > http://www.library.vcu.edu/blog/news/2010/10/grave-robbing-goblins-and-g > hou.html > > > On 10/27/2010 9:01 AM, Dale Dulaney wrote: >> In 1893 a Richmond newspaper described him as a "jolly little ghoul." > Chris >> Baker was a respected "anatomical man" in the white community, > procuring >> cadavers by extralegal means for the dissection room at the Medical > College of >> Virginia. In the city's African American community he was reviled and > is still >> present in living memory. Local Records Senior Archivist Vince Brooks > brings to >> light the story of Richmond's "resurrectionist" Chris Baker in this > week's >> Halloween edition of the Out of the Box blog from the archivists at > the Library >> of Virginia. >> >> http://www.virginiamemory.com/blogs/out_of_the_box/ >> >> ______________________________________ >> To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the > instructions at >> http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html > -- Ray Bonis Special Collections and Archives James Branch Cabell Library VCU Libraries 804-828-1108 ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html