Event Details
Date – 21 October 2025
6:00 PM Open Doors: Free and open to the Public: Beverages and refreshments served
6:15 PM Pledge of Allegiance
There will be a short business meeting including annual elections, the Vice-President’s Address and the VP’s Tidbit.
The business portion of the evening will conclude by 6:45 PM and after a short break our evening program will start.
Quick break.
7:00 PM Guest Speaker: David McNeil
PROGRAM: Modern Medicine (1840 and on)
This presentation will focus on examples of “crazy” medical devices and elixirs from the first half of the 20th century as well as some questionable procedures and experiments from that era
BIO: David graduated from UNH in 1969 with a degree in Sociology, then began his teaching career at Alvirne (Hudson, NH) in Social Studies in the Fall of 1971. Retired from Alvirne at the end of the 2003 school year.
In 1989, Dave received a master’s degree in education from Rivier College (now, university). In the 1980’s and 1990’s, he also taught evening classes in the field of education. After retirement, I joined the Rivier Institute for Senior Education (RISE), first, as a student, then as both a facilitator and a student.
Dave is currently still active at RISE in both roles.