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Date

Oct 26 2024

Time

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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Lecture: American Body Snatchers

Physicians teaching anatomy in the 19th century were only allowed to use the bodies of convicted murders in their research. This restriction led to a spike in demand – and the illegal removal of the dead from graveyards and cemeteries. Find out more about the practice of “body snatching” with author and historian Richard Ross III.

Location

Connecticut's Old State House
800 Main Street, Hartford, CT

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Organizer

Ancient Burying Ground Association

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Connecticut's Old State House
Connecticut's Old State House
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https://www.cga.ct.gov/osh/