would be. but once we came here, we met the people. we started interacting with the community, with he started to feel the responsibility we had taken on. we were very fortunate to have a big team of people around us. we were fortunate in that we got to communicate with the community a lot, which was due to a process that the memorial foundation had put in place. they wanted to keep the community involved with this project and keep them up to date on everything that was happening. that was really good for us to feel like we were doing this as a partnership with the community. the weight was, it felt very heavy. at the same time, when we were finished, on the day before dedication, we really had to hand it over, we hoped we had done a good job and that we would be delivering to the community something that they could find comfort in, a place where they could come to and really find some sense of peace. stay tuned all weekend long as american history tv features oklahoma city,
from jamestown, the first english settlement in the united states. the long lost 1607 ft. was discovered in 1994 by william kelso, director of the jamestown rediscovery archaeological project. we ll hear his story and take a tour of the dig. we ll meet senior kurator blythe straw. join us saturday may 12th, beginning at 1:30 p.m. eastern. > coming up, dr. ira rutkow discusses how the civil war changed clinical surgery. he is an author of bleeding blue and gray, civil war surgery and the evolution of new york medicine. the new york academy of medicine hosted this 50-minute discussion. please note, there are graphic photographs shown during the program and some viewers might find this discurbing. turbing. thank you for coming. i m getting over a cold. if i have a coughing jag, you will understand the reason why. i appreciate the opportunity to be here. chris has already taken away my third slide. i will start with number two. i want to thank the academy for inviting me. i
have a coughing jag, you will understand the reason why. i appreciate the opportunity to be here, chris has take any way by third slide. so, i will start with number two. i want to thank the academy for inviting me. it is always a pleasure to come back here. arlene chainer, deserves many thanks for helping me out. i have spent many months, multiple months, working the rare book room within the library. a unique place. a wonderful institution. i look forward to the rest of its history and various reincarnations that happen. it holds a unique place in american medicine and especially in medicine relative to new york city. so, i appreciate the invite. well, i guess i should say, a little bit about dr. lattimer, the john k.lattimer memorial lecture. as professor warren mentioned, dr. lattimer was a product of new york city. went to columbia undergrad, columbia medical school, lanky 6 4 , gentleman. a hurdle star in college. he was an eclectic individual. he was really quite varie