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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180215T180000
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SUMMARY:Section 27: Separated at Death in Arlington
DESCRIPTION:Uncover the history of Arlington National Cemetery’s historic Section 27 and what it tells us about race and healthcare during the 19th century.  \nResearchers Ric Murphy and Timothy Stephens will explore the history of slavery and healthcare at America’s most famous cemetery at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office on Thursday\, February 15 at 6 PM. \nThe presentation will focus on the medical care provided to African American civilians on the former plantation of Robert E. Lee and their changing social status during and after the Civil War. \nThis presentation is pay-what-you-please.  \nRic Murphy is an educator\, historian and noted author of several historical publications.  His numerous lectures and speaking engagements explore the varied roles of African Americans in United States history. His future publications will continue to explore the colonial\, Reconstruction\, and twentieth century periods\, and their impact on today’s African American communities.  Murphy holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Massachusetts\, a graduate degree from Boston University\, and was a Senior Executive Fellow at Harvard University\, Kennedy School of Government. \nTimothy Stephens is a historian and a national expert in public health and emergency preparedness. He has been a national public health leader and commentator for more than twenty years. He writes a weekly column advising risk managers on public health threats.Stephens has a Master’s degree in Communications from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Journalism\, and an undergraduate degree in Film and English from the University of Warwick\, England.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/section-27/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pay-what-you-please
ORGANIZER;CN="Jake Wynn":MAILTO:jake.wynn@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20180127T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20180127T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20171127T154637Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20171128T172714Z
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SUMMARY:Clara Jones: A Forgotten Civil War Nurse
DESCRIPTION:Discover the story of Clara Jones\, a full-time teacher whose remarkable wartime experiences included assisting the wounded aboard a hospital ship\, and at hospitals in Alexandria\, Virginia\, and at Gettysburg\, Pennsylvania. \n \nHistorian John Lustrea will tell the story of forgotten Civil War nurse Clara Jones at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum on January 27 at 11 AM. \nSince entering the public record in 2003 when Clara Jones’ letters were donated to the museum\, very few have read them. They tell an incredible tale of sacrifice and compassion. Jones was an unmarried 28 year old single woman when the Civil War broke out. While she wanted desperately to rush to the front to comfort sick and wounded soldiers\, she needed the pay of her full-time teaching job to support herself. That did not stop her from traveling to the front on school breaks of any length. Come hear about her amazing efforts. \nJohn Lustrea is the blog editor and website manager at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. He received his MA in Public History from the University of South Carolina\, Columbia. John spent four summers working at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park as a seasonal ranger.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/clara-jones1/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pay-what-you-please
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jake Wynn":MAILTO:jake.wynn@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171214T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170920T144953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170921T133238Z
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SUMMARY:A Civil Life in an Uncivil Time
DESCRIPTION:In October 1862\, Julia Wilbur traveled alone from Rochester\, New York\, with the well-intentioned\, but ill-formed idea to help African Americans escaping slavery by crossing into Union controlled areas. She ended up in Alexandria\, Virginia\, where she worked closely with Harriet Jacobs and against the male powers-that-be. \nJoin us at the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office on Thursday\, December 14 at 6 PM as author Paula Tarnapol Whitacre discusses her research into the Civil War experiences of Julia Wilbur. \nA Civil Life in an Uncivil Time: Julia Wilbur’s Struggle for Purpose is the first biography about this unheralded\, but remarkable woman. Using Wilbur’s diaries and other primary sources\, Whitacre traces how Wilbur took this bold step and what she accomplished when she came south. After the war and until her death in 1895\, Wilbur lived in Washington\, following in the footsteps of Clara Barton (whom she knew) by working in the Patent Office and fighting for women’s rights. \nWhitacre is a writer and editor who has lived in Alexandria since the mid-1980s. A graduate of Johns Hopkins University\, she worked at The Washington Post and as a Foreign Service Officer earlier in her career. She is on the boards of Friends of Alexandria Archaeology and the Civil War Roundtable of Washington\, DC. \nThis is a pay-what-you-please event. \nPre-Register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/civil-life-uncivil-time/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Pay-what-you-please
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jake Wynn":MAILTO:jake.wynn@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171021T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171021T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170926T142853Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170926T142853Z
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SUMMARY:Cut It Off! A Halloween Amputation Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Join the Obscura Society as we get into the Halloween spirit and turn the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office into an impromptu operating theater! \nWe’ll watch a Civil War medical historian from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine amputate a gel leg using authentic 19th-century tools and techniques. The leg\, made from foam and simulated bone\, looks\, feels\, and even sounds (!) remarkably like the real thing. Inspired by the creepy (and fictional) Case of George Dedlow\, we’ll also discuss spiritualism and seances in the nineteenth century. \nMuseum staff will also bring some bone saws\, miné balls\, medical kits\, and other objects related to the history of amputation for us to look at. They will be on hand to answer your questions about surgery in the pre-antiseptic\, pre-antibiotic era. \nADDITIONAL DETAILS\n\nThe event costs $30. The event requires advance tickets only\, and all sales are final. There will be no refunds or exchanges. Buy your tickets here\nThis location is easily accessible via bus and Metro’s red\, yellow\, and green lines. For more information on getting to the museum\, click here.\nMetered street parking is available but can be extremely difficult to find. If you plan to drive\, please give yourself ample time to locate parking in the area around the Verizon Center.\nPhotographs are encouraged (but flash photography is not allowed).\nThis adventure is PG (it’s gonna be gory).\nA portion of the ticket sales will be donated to the National Museum of Civil War Medicine.\nShare photos on Twitter and Instagram with us @atlasobscura\, and @ClaraBartonMSO using the hashtag #ObscuraSociety!\n\nQUESTIONS?\nContact Ashley at ashley.bowen@atlasobscura.com.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/amputation/
CATEGORIES:In Partnership with Atlas Obscura
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170826T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170826T120000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170616T153359Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170616T153441Z
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SUMMARY:Women Soldiers
DESCRIPTION:Over four hundred women disguised themselves as men and fought in the American Civil War. They stood side by side with male soldiers\, staring down gruesome and bloody fighting. Learn their stories. \nDr. Audrey Scanlan-Teller and Tracey McIntire are scholars of Civil War history\, as well as celebrated living historians. They will introduce you to the incredible women who fought in the American Civil War. \nPRE-REGISTER NOW
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/women-soldiers/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170713T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170713T193000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170615T184501Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170705T162836Z
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SUMMARY:Clara Barton's Associates
DESCRIPTION:Clara Barton worked tirelessly to help soldiers and their families before and after the American Civil War … but she didn’t do it alone.\n\nClara Barton’s network was extensive: from privates to generals\, Congressmen and clerks\, and more. A panel of researchers will introduce you to a few of these figures and how they helped or hindered Barton. \n\nPre-register Today
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/associates2/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Terry Reimer":MAILTO:terry.reimer@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170704T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170704T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170630T175123Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T180744Z
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SUMMARY:Independence Day
DESCRIPTION:Harper’s Weekly Illustration of 4th of July\, Courtesy of Son of the South \nCelebrate the 4th of July by celebrating the men and women that helped shape this nation through service and sacrifice. \nIn honor of Independence Day\, regular admission fees to the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum will be waived. We will instead offer “Pay What You Please” admission (suggested donation $5.00 per person). \nExplore the rooms where Clara Barton lived and worked: helping wounded soldiers and spearheading the search for the missing after the Civil War.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/independence2017/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kenneth Burke":MAILTO:kenneth.burke@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170526
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170530
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170525T212402Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170525T214957Z
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SUMMARY:Memorial Day Weekend
DESCRIPTION:As we commemorate Memorial Day weekend\, tour the Missing Soldiers Office during our special holiday hours and explore how Clara Barton helped soldiers and their families during and after the American Civil War. \nThe Museum will be open from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm Friday through Monday with last admission at 5:00 pm. Admission will be pay what you please. Please join us!
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/memorial2/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kenneth Burke":MAILTO:kenneth.burke@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170511T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170511T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170419T191248Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170419T192132Z
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SUMMARY:Seeking Asylum
DESCRIPTION:Securing Care for Mentally Ill African Americans After the Civil War\nOne of the biggest challenges facing the post Civil War south was the vast number of African Americans who required medical care. The majority of established hospitals were reluctant to accept them as patients\, and those that suffered from mental illness faced the greatest amount of discrimination. Historian Craig Swenson will discuss how the Freedmen’s Bureau established a system of hospitals to handle this growing need and how a former Confederate hospital in Richmond became one of the world’s first asylums dedicated solely to the treatment of African American patients. \nCraig Swenson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in history from the University of Baltimore and currently completing his Master’s Degree in Museum Studies at the Harvard University Extension School. His research deals with medical and architectural history with a focus on mental health. He is currently employed at the National Building Museum where he most recently worked on The Architecture of an Asylum\, an exhibition on St. Elizabeth’s Hospital. He is also an intern at the Museum. \nPre-Register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/asylum/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:After the War,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Jake Wynn":MAILTO:jake.wynn@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170506T130000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170412T223558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170426T211510Z
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SUMMARY:Washington\, D.C.’s ‘Working Girls’
DESCRIPTION:Step into Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office for a discussion about Washington\, D.C.’s 19th century working women: government clerks\, humanitarians\, and prostitutes. \nWhile we explore the Missing Soldiers Office\, we’ll learn about the many women who made Washington\, D.C.\, work. Museum staff will share stories about exceptional women such as Clara Barton\, who worked first as a clerk in the United States Patent Office and then as a tireless humanitarian. We’ll also hear about women who went to work in the offices of U.S. government agencies and the many unnamed women who worked as prostitutes in Washington\, D.C. \nMuseum staff will share a selection of artifacts and prints relating to women’s work\, including nineteenth-century office supplies and historic condoms and STI treatments. \nGET YOUR TICKETS NOW
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/working-girls2/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Partnership with Atlas Obscura
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170420T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170420T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20161214T204911Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170415T185022Z
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SUMMARY:Troubled Refuge
DESCRIPTION:By the end of the Civil War\, nearly half a million slaves had taken refuge behind Union lines\, in what became known as “contraband camps.” These refugee camps were crowded\, dangerous places\, yet some 12-15 percent of the Confederacy’s slave population took almost unimaginable risks to reach them\, and they became the first places many Northerners came to know former slaves en masse. \nRanging from stories of individuals to those of armies on the move to the debates in Congress\, Dr. Chandra Manning will explore what the camps were really like and how former slaves and Union soldiers warily united there to help end slavery\, win the war\, and forge a new version of citizenship that would matter not just for former slaves\, but for all Americans. \nDr. Chandra Manning is an accomplished historian and author of Troubled Refuge and When this Cruel War Was Over. She graduated summa cum laude from Mount Holyoke College in 1993 and received the M.Phil from the National University of Ireland\, Galway\, in 1995. She took her Ph.D. at Harvard in 2002. Manning has taught history at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma\, Washington\, and was Associate Professor of History at Georgetown University. Currently\, she serves as Special Advisor to the Dean of the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. \nRegister Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/troubled-refuge/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:After the War,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170413T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170413T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170127T145041Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170331T164104Z
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SUMMARY:Weeping No More
DESCRIPTION:Southern Black Women and the U.S. Pension Bureaucracy\nThis talk will explore how southern black women artfully navigated the U.S. pension bureaucracy to gain recognition as Union widows. Based on her extensive research of black soldiers’ wives and widows at the National Archives\, Dr. Brandi Brimmer will reconstruct the pension application process and evidentiary obstacles newly freed black women faced in their attempt to claim and maintain their position on the pension roster. Over the course of the presentation\, she will demonstrate how these women utilized the U.S. pension bureaucracy to air their grievances and remake widowhood on their own terms. \nBrandi C. Brimmer is a historian of African Americans in the United States with a particular interest in women/gender\, racial formation\, and sexuality in late-nineteenth-century America. Her book-in-progress analyzes black women’s relationship to the U.S. legal system and to federal institutions in post-Civil War America.  Brimmer’s articles have appeared in the Journal of the Civil War Era and the Journal of Southern History.  She is an assistant professor in the Department of History and Geography at Morgan State University.  Her talk this afternoon will explore the life\, labors\, and travails of black women who had to artfully negotiate the U.S. pension bureaucracy to gain legal recognition as a Union widow. \nPre-register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/weeping-no-more/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:After the War,Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170405T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170307T154407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170307T154407Z
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SUMMARY:Saving Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office
DESCRIPTION:On Wednesday\, April 5\, 2017\, at 6:00 PM\, the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum will welcome Caroline Alderson and Elizabeth Hannold of the United States General Services Administration’s National Preservation Program for a behind-the-scenes journey through the discovery\, investigation\, restoration and interpretation of the boarding house where Clara Barton lived and worked in the 1860s. See how original components and fragments were integrated into replicated Civil War era gaslighting\, building systems and wall coverings found in the third floor rooms. Probe clues to unsolved mysteries –hidden openings\, graffiti notations\, shifted passageways—peering into view portals and exposure “windows” for a compelling glimpse into Barton’s Civil War refuge. \nPre-register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/saving2/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Kenneth Burke":MAILTO:kenneth.burke@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170323T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170323T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170307T174731Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170316T150245Z
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SUMMARY:Clara Barton - An American Life
DESCRIPTION:Exploring the incredible life and career of an American icon. \nHow did a shy girl born on a New England farm in 1821 break through the barriers that so often confined women to the domestic sphere? How did she go on to have a sixty year career of public service that touched people all over the world? How did she found the American Red Cross\, an organization that still helps people in need today? And what gave this woman the courage to go where the fighting was taking place during the American Civil War\, a place women did not go? \nThis illustrated talk by Kevin Patti from Clara Barton National Historic Site will use photographs from Clara Barton’s life and times to answer these questions and describe the development of her remarkable career. The talk will also describe Miss Barton’s legacy as an advocate for the expansion of rights for African Americans and women. The audience will learn of her role as a pioneer of emergency preparedness\, First Aid and natural disaster relief work\, as well as public education in New Jersey. \nKevin Patti\, a twenty year veteran of the National Park Service\, has served as a Park Ranger at Clara Barton National Historic Site since 2005. At the request of the State Department in 2012 he traveled to Armenia to speak about Clara Barton and the relief effort she lead in 1896 to help Armenians who were affected by massacre. He has been featured on CSPAN leading a tour of Clara Barton National Historic Site. Mr. Patti has also worked at Glen Echo Park in Maryland\, Great Falls Park in Virginia\, Theodore Roosevelt Island and the Old Post Office Tower in Washington\, DC. \nPre-Register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/life1/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170309T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170309T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20161122T151941Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170717T145123Z
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SUMMARY:The Widow Maker: How the Pension Office Forced Women to Fight for Survival After the Civil War
DESCRIPTION:After the Civil War\, thousands of women were left to care for their wounded warriors. These women walked a tightrope between independent decision-making and technical dependence on their invalid male relative. Dr. Ashley Bowen shares the story of one such family and the matriarch’s fight for survival\, independence\, and justice. \nThis is part of our “After the War” series. Once a month\, speakers will explore how citizens fought to rebuild  their lives after the Civil War. \n\nWhen soldiers went marching home\, there was no support system in place to care for their physical or psychological wounds. Instead\, the Pension Office provided varying amounts of financial support to each soldier\, and expected the women of the house to handle everything else. \nThe wives of Civil War soldiers were responsible for the “women’s work” of nursing their veterans—shaving their veterans\, helping them eat\, and bathing them—while also taking on many of the responsibilities that defined a nineteenth century father and husband\, including manual labor\, financial decision making\, and farm management. \nWhen their husbands died\, many of these women were told they would not receive their widow’s pension. According to the War Department\, by caring for their husbands\, the women had proven themselves too independent to need financial assistance. \nThis talk will focus around one of these women: Virginia Bedor. Her husband\, Peter Bedor\, fought as private in the 1st Connecticut Heavy Artillery\, was arrested for mutiny\, fought at Gettysburg\, witnessed the fall of Petersburg\, and had been treated for acute mania at the Government Hospital for the Insane. Over the course of their nearly forty-year marriage\, Virginia raised nine children; nursed  her now ill\, violent\, and temperamental husband; became Peter’s legal guardian; negotiated her husband’s care in jails and asylums; stewarded a Kansas farm to a degree of profitability; and navigated a complicated bureaucratic system to obtain a pension for her husband. When she applied for a widow’s pension after Peter’s death in 1904\, the Pension Office refused her request on the grounds that her success as a guardian\, farmer\, and manager rendered her no longer dependent. \nThe Bedor’s story\, like all family stories\, is unique but by no means exceptional. Their correspondence with the Pension Office reveals how late nineteenth century American women negotiated gender relations inside and outside the home\, the expansion of asylums and soldier’s homes\, and shifting government narratives of the ‘deserving poor.’ \nBowen’s research into the Bedor family provides a window into the shifting gender and social service landscape of post-Civil War America. Virginia Bedor’s fight with the pension office makes clear the ways in which the United States federal government’s policies demanded that women present themselves as dependent\, deserving widows and incapable of providing for themselves without the aid of a husband or father—regardless of her own success as a caregiver\, farmer\, and business woman. \nPre-Register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/widow2/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:After the War
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170225T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170225T173000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20170119T195901Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170224T202215Z
UID:1130-1488038400-1488043800@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:CANCELLED: Oh Freedom!
DESCRIPTION:CANCELLED\nI woke up this morning with my mind set on Freedom … \nAin’t gonna let nobody turn me round … \nWe shall overcome\, we shall overcome someday … \nThe songs of the Civil Rights movement sustained foot soldiers through long nights in prison and tense marches and sit ins. The music acted as a “singing newspaper”–carrying news of the movement across the country\, from college campuses to community churches. Today\, the music of the movement continues to echo in our ears\, teaching us about the past while driving us forward. \nAward winning Illinois folksinger\, Chris Vallillo will sing and share the pivotal songs that inspired and sustained this landmark movement. Discover the historic and singing roots of the long Civil Rights movement.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/freedom-songs/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts at Clara's
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170202T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170202T191500
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20161209T204106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170119T181156Z
UID:1088-1486058400-1486062900@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Episode 2: Mercy Street Viewing Party
DESCRIPTION:The drama continues! The PBS hit series\, Mercy Street‘s second season is packed with more drama\, more medicine\, and more history. Join the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office staff to watch and discuss the latest episode. Discover the history behind the historical drama. \nIn the second episode\, “The House Guest\,” Mary tries to conceal her illness while Alice schemes. The episode will premiere on Sunday January 29th at 8:00 pm on PBS. \n  \nThe second season of Mercy Street premieres on Sunday January 22.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/msviewing22dc/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Viewing Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20170126T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20170126T191500
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20161209T203936Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161209T203936Z
UID:1087-1485453600-1485458100@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Season Premiere: Mercy Street Viewing Party
DESCRIPTION:It’s back. The PBS hit series\, Mercy Street\, returns for a second season with more drama\, more medicine\, and more history to unpack. Join the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum staff to watch and discuss the latest episode. Discover the history behind the historical drama. \nThe first episode opens in the wake of Lincoln’s visit as the hospital staff tries to save one of their own. The episode will premiere on Sunday January 22nd at 8:00 pm on PBS.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/msviewing21dc/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Viewing Party
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161118T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161118T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160225T205224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161118T215625Z
UID:801-1479495600-1479502800@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Concerts at Clara's: Bellwether Bayou with Slim Rosa
DESCRIPTION:Continuing the Concert at Clara’s series\, the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum is thrilled to welcome Bellwether Bayou and Slim Rosa. \nBellwether Bayou is the solo folk project of Laura Schwartz\, a classically trained violinist who has been moving steadily in a more folksy direction since living in New Orleans\, Ithaca\, and Xi’an\, China. Based in Washington\, D.C.\, Bellwether Bayou brings looping violin and soulful vocals together to create a modern take on classic folk sensibilities. The sound of Bellwether Bayou mixes original tunes with unexpected covers and new spins on old traditionals. Schwartz has previously performed at the Museum as part of the Clara Barton Sessions. \nSlim Rosa is a side project collaboration of the founding members of The Iris Bell\, Matthew Hunt and Laura Hinson. For this new project\, Matthew and Laura wanted to explore a more plaintive side to their songwriting. Slim Rosa blends acoustic guitars and analog organs with vocal harmonies\, evoking the duo’s connection to their Tennessee/North Carolina/Georgia roots. \nThis performance is part of a yearlong series: Concerts at Clara’s. Throughout the year\, different local musicians will perform in the historic rooms of the Missing Soldiers Office. Throughout history\, music has helped bring people together\, it has been a way to share stories and to find common ground. The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office is proud to continue this tradition with Concerts at Clara’s. \nDoors open at 7:00 pm\, Concert begins at 7:30 pm. \nSOLD OUT \nThis event is sold out. To be added to the waiting list\, please e-mail amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org. \nTours of the Museum will not be given during the concert.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/concertseriesbellwether1/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts at Clara's
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T171500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161115T181500
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160802T210918Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161111T160933Z
UID:947-1479230100-1479233700@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Fighting for Education
DESCRIPTION:THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED\nClara Barton believed everyone should be able to get an education: male or female\, black or white\, rich or poor. Over 150 years later\, the fight to ensure all children have access to a decent education is far from over. \nTeaching for Change is one organization that continues to fight for social justice in education. Teaching for Change\, along with the staff of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, will discuss how Clara Barton worked to ensure greater educational access for all\, and how others are fighting the good fight today. \nThis program is perfect for those passionate about innovation in education\, social justice\, those curious about Clara Barton’s life\, and educators of every variety. \nPre-Register Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/educationtn/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Then and Now
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161029T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161029T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160929T213455Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161021T225519Z
UID:992-1477756800-1477764000@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Cut It Off! An Amputation and Demonstration
DESCRIPTION:Join Atlas Obscura as they get into the Halloween spirit and turn the Missing Soldiers Office into an impromptu operating theater. \nWatch a Civil War medical historian amputate a gel leg using authentic 19th-century tools and techniques. The leg\, made from a forensic gel and simulated bone\, looks\, feels\, and even sounds (!) remarkably like the real thing. \nGet Your Tickets Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/amputation2/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Partnership with Atlas Obscura
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20161022T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20161022T153000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160912T205849Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161018T212150Z
UID:987-1477144800-1477150200@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Clara Barton: Beyond the Battlefield
DESCRIPTION:The Mid Maryland Performing Arts Center’s Dance FX student repertory company invites you to an evening of compelling\, original dance inspired by Clara Barton’s service\, sacrifice\, and contributions to American history. \nChoreographer\, Kelsy Rupp\, was inspired to create a site-specific dance honoring Clara Barton and her contributions. “I visited the site and you could feel Clara Barton’s presence in the rooms\,” noted the choreographer\, “Knowing how much was accomplished within that space is overwhelming. So much of what she dealt with–personally and as a humanitarian–mirror many of the issues our country is facing today.” \nMid Maryland Performing Arts Center’s Dance FX is a dance company based in Frederick\, MD. The company consists of young\, advanced dancers\, who explore a variety of dance styles. The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum is thrilled to welcome these young performers as they interpret the history of the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office through dance. \nRESERVE YOUR TICKETS
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/mmpac/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160923T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160923T210000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160208T185216Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160901T211136Z
UID:788-1474657200-1474664400@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Concerts at Clara's: Ballad've
DESCRIPTION:Continuing the Concert at Clara’s series\, the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum is thrilled to welcome Ballad’ve. This DC-based folk fusion trio will fill the historic rooms with song in this special performance. \nBallad’ve draws its musical influences from the shape-note singing tradition\, early blues\, old-time\, and such modern popular artists as Gillian Welch\, Anais Mitchell\, and Elliott Smith. Their music intertwines close vocal harmonies with finger-style guitar (provided by veteran songwriter Margaret Wasaff)\, blues banjo (provided by multi-instrumentalist and musicologist Anders Fahey)\, and a range of rhythmic stylings from a literal suitcase full of percussion instruments including the suitcase itself (provided by classically trained percussionist Manny Arciniega). Ballad’ve has previously performed at the Museum as part of the Clara Barton Sessions. \nBallad’ve’s performance is part of the Concerts at Clara’s series. Throughout the year\, different local musicians will perform in the historic rooms of the Missing Soldiers Office. Throughout history\, music has helped bring people together\, it has been a way to share stories and to find common ground. The Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office is proud to continue this tradition with Concerts at Clara’s. \nDoors open at 7:00 pm\, Concert begins at 7:30 pm. \nGet Your Tickets Now \nTours of the Museum will not be given during the concert. \n 
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/concertseriesballadve1/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts at Clara's
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ORGANIZER;CN="Amelia Grabowski":MAILTO:amelia.grabowski@civilwarmed.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160624T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160624T200000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160606T190244Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160620T213504Z
UID:903-1466794800-1466798400@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Cancelled: Evergreen Shade
DESCRIPTION:This event has been cancelled. Please join us for the next Concert at Clara’s with Bellwether Bayou and Slim Rosa.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/evergreen/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:Concerts at Clara's
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160529T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160529T170000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160510T165742Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160510T165901Z
UID:893-1464523200-1464541200@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Extended Hours
DESCRIPTION:Join us to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice\, and those that worked to help their families. \nSaturday May  28th: Noon to 7:00 pm \nSunday May 29th: Noon to 5:00 pm \nMonday May 30th\, Memorial Day: Closed \nPlease note\, the last admission will be an hour before closing.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/memorialday16/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160514T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160514T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160405T202949Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160419T182537Z
UID:850-1463234400-1463238000@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:A Conversation with Cokie Roberts
DESCRIPTION:Cokie Roberts\, political commentator for ABC News and National Public Radio\, and the author of Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington\, 1848-1868\, will explore the incredible story of women in the Union capital before\, during\, and after the American Civil War. \nIn a time of great upheaval\, she writes of the opportunities and risks that women in Washington experienced during that tumultuous era. \nThe presentation will take place within the rooms Clara Barton operated her Civil War battlefield operations and later her Missing Soldiers Office. As Roberts stated about Clara Barton at the July 28\, 2015 dedication ceremony of the museum\, “This tiny little woman played such an enormous difference in the country and the world\, and continues to make a difference today.” \nCokie Roberts is a political commentator for ABC News and National Public Radio. In her more than forty years in broadcasting\, she has won countless awards\, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame\, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as one of the fifty greatest women in the history of broadcasting. Besides Capital Dames\, Roberts’ histories of women include Founding Mothers: Remembering the Ladies and Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation. In 2008\, the Library of Congress named Cokie Roberts a “Living Legend\,” making her one of the very few Americans to have attained that honor. \nGET YOUR TICKETS NOW
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/cokierobertsmay16/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160507T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160507T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160421T195120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160423T163107Z
UID:864-1462636800-1462644000@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Washington DC's Working Girls
DESCRIPTION:Join Atlas Obscura and the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum for an afternoon with Washington\, DC’s nineteenth century “working girls.” \nWhile we explore the Missing Soldiers Office\, we’ll learn about the many women who made Washington\, DC work. Museum staff will share stories about exceptional women like Clara Barton\, who worked first as a clerk in the United States Patent Office and then as a tireless humanitarian. We’ll also hear about women who went to work in the offices of U.S. government agencies and the many unnamed women who worked as prostitutes in Washington\, DC. Museum staff will show us a selection of artifacts and prints relating to women’s work\, including nineteenth century office supplies\, historic condoms\, and STI treatments. \nGet Your Tickets Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/workinggirlsobscura/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Partnership with Atlas Obscura
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160430T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160430T180000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160321T223702Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160328T185003Z
UID:823-1462033800-1462039200@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Discovering Clara Barton's Missing Soldiers Office
DESCRIPTION:In the 1990s\, Richard Lyons\, an employee with the U.S. General Services Administration\, made a surprising discovery. While inspecting the building at 437 7th Street\, NW for demolition\, he found a collection of 19th century items tucked away in an attic crawl space on the third floor. Mr. Lyons subsequently realized that the building previously held Clara Barton’s Office of Correspondence with the Friends of the Missing Men of the United States Army\, or commonly known as\, the Missing Soldiers Office. \nPlease join the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum in welcoming Richard Lyons for a special discussion of his experiences while inspecting the building\, his role in preserving the site\, and the steps involved in bringing Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office from the brink of demolition to the newest museum in Washington\, DC. \nRegister Now
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/lyons1/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:History: Lost and Found
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160420T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160420T190000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160212T015835Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160411T194452Z
UID:796-1461175200-1461178800@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Restoring Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office
DESCRIPTION:In 1997\, a U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) employee readying a property for sale and demolition made a surprising discovery. Civil War era belongings\, battlefield supplies and painted signs revealed the location of Clara Barton’s long forgotten Missing Soldiers Office. Through a series of precedent-setting partnerships\, the redevelopment came to fruition while the Missing Soldiers Office was restored as a museum\, making the continuing discovery of the spaces as Clara Barton knew them an integral part of the visitor experience. \nJoin Caroline Alderson and Elizabeth Hannold of GSA’s national preservation program for a behind-the-scenes journey through the discovery\, investigation\, restoration and interpretation of the 150 year-old boarding house where Barton lived and worked. See how original components and fragments were integrated into replicated Civil War era gaslighting\, building systems and wall coverings found in the third floor rooms. Probe clues to unsolved mysteries –hidden openings\, graffiti notations\, shifted passageways—peering into view portals and exposure “windows” for a compelling glimpse into Clara Barton’s Civil War refuge.
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/gsa-restoration-1/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20160416T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20160416T150000
DTSTAMP:20260407T053633
CREATED:20160405T142340Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20160411T183332Z
UID:848-1460813400-1460818800@clarabartonmuseum.org
SUMMARY:Obscura Day: Cut It Off
DESCRIPTION:SOLD OUT \nJoin the Obscura Society as they turn the Clara Barton Missing Soldiers’ Office into an impromptu operating theater! \nWatch a Civil War medical historian from the National Museum of Civil War Medicine amputate a gel leg using authentic 19th century tools and techniques. The leg\, made from forensic gel and simulated bone\, looks\, feels\, and even sounds (!) remarkably like the real thing. \nCurators will also bring some bone saws\, mine balls\, medical kits and other objects related to the history of amputation for us to look at. Museum staff will be on hand to answer your questions about surgery in the pre-antiseptic\, pre-antibiotic era. \nSOLD OUT
URL:https://clarabartonmuseum.org/event/obscuraday16/
LOCATION:Clara Barton Missing Soldiers Office Museum\, 437 7th Street NW\, Washington\, 20004\, United States
CATEGORIES:In Partnership with Atlas Obscura
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