The next Museum Speaker Series at the Heritage Society of Essex Middle River is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 21 at 1 p.m. and
Servant Courtney Speed, founder of the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group, is the guest speaker.
She will discuss the history of Turner Station and the impact of the life of Turner Station resident Henrietta Lacks, who died of cervical cancer in 1951.
Cells taken from her body without her knowledge were used to form the HeLa cell line, which has been used extensively in medical research and has played a role in the development of the polio vaccine, in vitro fertilization, cancer treatments and more.
Doors open at 12:30 p.m. Light refreshments will be served. The gift shop will be open. Visitors may tour the Museum after the talk.
Free and open to the public.
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