Author Archives: afinley41
Test of our System
Dear Colleagues, Please ignore this post as a test of our system. Thank you, Annette
Happy Memorial Day
For memorial day I am posting this link to the US Navy’s tribute to Memorial Day. Please see the following link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0QarL96wg4 I also happened to be lecturing in West Point Cemetery yesterday, and for Memorial Day might point you … Continue reading
Medicine and World War I–Conference in San Antonio, March 22-24, 2018
Dear Society Members, Last week members of the Society for the History of Navy Medicine presented papers at the “Medicine and War: World War I” conference sponsored by the Army Medical Department Museum Foundation with funding from the Army Medical … Continue reading
SHNM Book Prize
The Society for the History of Navy Medicine intends to give out a book prize this year for the best book in the history of navy/maritime medicine published between 2013 and 2018. If you have suggestions for possible books to … Continue reading
Conference in San Antonio
Tomorrow begins the Army Medical Department Center and School/AMEDD Museum Foundation WWI Medical Conference in recognition of the 100 year anniversary of the Great War’s end in 1918. The conference will take place at the AMEDD Center and School 22-24 … Continue reading
2017 Contribution…only a few hours left!
Dear Friends and Society Members, Please consider taking time on the last day of the year to make a charitable contribution to the Society for the History of Navy Medicine. Just go to the Society main page: http://historyofnavymedicine.org and click … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
Dear Members of the Society for the History of Navy Medicine, I write to wish you a Happy New Year as we move into 2018. I also want to mention our challenges as well. As a small society, it has … Continue reading
1918 Influenza Epidemic
As we embark on 2018, it’s interesting to consider what happened 100 years ago in 1918. For medical historians, the date is significant because it is associated with the influenza pandemic that swept the world and killed over 21 million … Continue reading
End of year contributions!
Perhaps some of you missed earlier messages reminding you of the end-of-year opportunity to make a charitable and tax deducible contribution to the Society for the History of Navy Medicine. If you have the time and inclination, please consider making … Continue reading
Never-too-late Wednesday
Dear Society Members, Yesterday was “Giving Tuesday.” Perhaps some of you missed the message or didn’t get around to making a charitable and tax deducible contribution. Thus today is “Never-too-late” Wednesday. If you have the time and inclination, please consider … Continue reading