Beers and Bonesaws: Putting the “Pub” in Public History

Hear astonishing stories from Civil War medicine while sipping on your favorite beverage at Frederick Social on November 16

Join the staff of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine at Frederick Social on November 16 at 6:30 PM to hear astonishing tales of surgery, innovation, and booze. Hear about the Civil War’s most unlikely surgeon – a rat. Plus you’ll find out how a single sack flour in California saved countless lives on Civil War battlefields. Learn all this and more while sipping on your favorite beverage at Frederick Social on November 16 at 6:30 PM.

John Lustrea is the Director of Education at the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. He earned his Master’s degree in Public History from the University of South Carolina and has previously worked at Harpers Ferry National Historical Park.

Kyle Dalton is the Membership and Development Coordinator for the National Museum of Civil War Medicine. He is a summa cum laude graduate of the Catholic University of America with twenty years of experience as a public historian and museum professional.

David Price is the Director of the National Museum of Civil War Medicine, is a member of National Civil War Museum Advisory Board, serves on the Board of Tourism for Frederick, and is part of the Cultural Leaders of Washington DC. David grew up in New Market and remembers when long ago Frederick was indeed Fredneck.