Join Rowena McGowan from the Canadian Museum of Health Care as she reveals the journey towards treating several diseases that afflicted sailors, including scurvy and sea sickness. Discover the strange medical experiments, surprising mistakes, and lucky breakthroughs that finally solved these mysteries. This talk shows how doctors of the past paved the way for medicine today. Sometimes the answers were right in front of them all along...
Location: Great Lakes Museum, 55 Ontario St.
Date: February 2, 2025
Time: 10:30–11:30 AM
Cost: $6 per person, per session (includes Museum Admission)
Advance registration is recommended, and you can register online or at the Museum. Limited spots available at the door.
The Lifelong Learning Club meets every other Monday at the Great Lakes Museum to discuss fascinating topics.
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February 2, 2026 • 10:30 am
Great Lakes Museum
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English
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