Listen to the episode here: https://carlisle-indian-school-research.zencast.website/episodes/9
We’ve got our first guest on the show, Frank Vitale who specializes in the history of medicine at the Carlisle Indian School. I tried to keep this episode within our usual time but, as you’ll hear when you listen, Frank has a tendency to keep going once you wind him up!
As noted, this is just an overview and we’ll definitely be getting Frank back to cover more specific topics. We don’t refer to any specific images, I think, in this episode, but here’s one just to fill out the post.
This is the hospital built in 1881 to replace the one originally on the grounds when the school first opened. Cumberland County Historical Society, PA-CH1-008