Dr. Edgar Holden's Civil War
1:00 - 4:00 PM
Medical historian Dr. Sandra Moss, who riveted Durand-Hedden visitors in 2011 with the surprising dangers of the natural toxins in garden flora, returns on Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m. to share the story of a pioneering, multi-faceted local 19th century doctor who is the subject of her new book: Edgar Holden, M.D., of Newark, New Jersey: Provincial Physician on a National Stage (2014)
Dr. Holden transcended the provinciality that characterized Essex County's medical community, acting as a surgeon on an ironclad ship and at the Ward U.S. Army hospital in Newark during the Civil War. In his four decades of practice in Newark, he was recognized locally as a skilled surgeon, respected consultant, and a doctor’s doctor. He made contributions to cardiovascular technology, the new specialty of laryngology, insurance medicine, and tuberculosis, and published over 40 articles. There is also a Hedden connection – as Dr. Holden’s wife was Katherine Hedden of Orange, N.J. Through this marriage he was the ancestor of journalist Joan Lowell Smith, who will also be available to talk about the importance of the Hedden family to the founding of Newark in 1666.
Medical historian Dr. Sandra Moss, who riveted Durand-Hedden visitors in 2011 with the surprising dangers of the natural toxins in garden flora, returns on Sunday, March 22 at 2:00 p.m. to share the story of a pioneering, multi-faceted local 19th century doctor who is the subject of her new book: Edgar Holden, M.D., of Newark, New Jersey: Provincial Physician on a National Stage (2014)
Dr. Holden transcended the provinciality that characterized Essex County's medical community, acting as a surgeon on an ironclad ship and at the Ward U.S. Army hospital in Newark during the Civil War. In his four decades of practice in Newark, he was recognized locally as a skilled surgeon, respected consultant, and a doctor’s doctor. He made contributions to cardiovascular technology, the new specialty of laryngology, insurance medicine, and tuberculosis, and published over 40 articles. There is also a Hedden connection – as Dr. Holden’s wife was Katherine Hedden of Orange, N.J. Through this marriage he was the ancestor of journalist Joan Lowell Smith, who will also be available to talk about the importance of the Hedden family to the founding of Newark in 1666.
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