by Meg | Dec 14, 2017 | Physicians, Portraits
I just recently discovered that there’s a school in Baltimore City named after our own Dr. John Ruhräh! So one sunny Sunday afternoon, I went on a quest to find it. The school is located in south-east Baltimore, near what’s known as Greektown. The...
by Meg | Nov 16, 2017 | Architecture, Building, History of Maryland Med, Physicians
Eutaw Street and Eutaw Place are two of the iconic streets of old Baltimore, running in a north-south direction, starting close to the Harbor and moving north to Druid Hill Reservoir. It changes from a street to a place where it widens and is bisected by a long...
by Meg | Oct 31, 2017 | Cultural Exchange, Library & Books, Marcia for the Holidays, Physicians
Of course, Halloween is special here at MedChi, what with us having our own personal resident ghost, dear Marcia!For decades, there have been stories about hearing footsteps going up the main staircase to Marcia’s old penthouse apartment on the fourth floor,...
by Meg | Oct 16, 2017 | Ephemera, Ex Libris, Library & Books, Physicians
I was looking through our collection of bookplates the other day and noticed something interesting. In the plates which were designed by the noted medical illustrator, Max Brödel, you often find owls. Of course, owl symbols are a tradition for many libraries...
by Meg | Aug 10, 2017 | Archives, Ephemera, History of Maryland Med, Marcia for the Holidays, Physicians
I recently spent an afternoon at the archives at the Maryland Historical Society a week ago, specifically searching for more information about our Marcia Noyes. A number of years ago, many of our files were transferred to the Historical Society, so that much of the...
by Meg | Jul 26, 2017 | Architecture, Archives, Art, Cultural Exchange, Ephemera, Ex Libris, History of Maryland Med, Library & Books, Physicians
I was in Canada last week for a short break and I took time to visit McGill University, Sir William Osler’s spiritual home.As you might remember, I got to know Sir William quite well when I transcribed and subsequently published a biography of him, from a...
