Bicentennial Lecture Series at the
Boyle County Public Library
On Christmas Day 1809, Dr. Ephraim McDowell performed the world’s first successful abdominal surgery here in Danville. The Ephraim McDowell House Museum is celebrating this landmark event with the McDowell/Crawford Bicentennial Lecture Series at the Boyle County Public Library. The Bicentennial Lecture Series features:

| July 13 | Dr. Glen Taul “Dr. McDowell in Scotland” |
| October 15 | Dr. Taylor Sanders “The McDowells of Rockbridge County” |
| November 16 | November 16 Mrs. Carolyn Crabtree (Program TBA) |
For more information on this series, please visit http://www.mcdowellhouse.com/
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Boyle County Public Library 307 West Broadway Danville, KY 859.236.8466 |