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Silver City Museum Brown Bag: "Chasing the Cure in New Mexico"
Saturday, October 22, 2016, 12:00pm - 01:00pm |
Nancy Owen Lewis, scholar in residence at the School for Advanced Research (SAR) in Santa Fe, tells the story of the thousands of health seekers who journeyed to New Mexico from 1880-1940 seeking a cure for tuberculosis, once the leading cause of death in America. New Mexico, with its high, dry, and sunny climate, was considered ideal. During the Depression, the impact continued, for health seekers not only helped transform a territory into a state, but they also spawned a sanatorium industry that would lay the groundwork for the state’s current health care system. Based on extensive research on the health seeker movement in New Mexico, it highlights Silver City as one of New Mexico’s leading health Meccas.
Location 312 W. Broadway
Silver City NM 88061
575-538-5921