Episode 055 Daryn Glassbrook, Mobile Medical Museum, 2022 AHA Museum Award Winner

Alabama History Podcasts

Episode # 55 Dr. Daryn Glassbrook - The Mobile Medical Museum October 3, 2022 _________________________________ The Mobile Medical Museum won the Alabama Historical Association's Historical Museum Award for 2022. ********** From iron lungs to medicinal gardening and special exhibits - the Mobile Medical Museum boasts over 300 years of medical history and artifacts. Our guest today is Dr. Daryn Glassbrook, Executive Director of the Mobile Medical Museum. Founded in 1962 by Dr. Samuel Eichold II, the Mobile Medical Museum preserves and exhibits medical artifacts and archives to commemorate Mobile's prominent place in the history of medical education and public health in the state of Alabama and the Gulf Coast. The Museum's collections and exhibitions provide the public with a broad understanding of the evolution of the art and science of health care. Links mentioned in this episode: University of South Alabama - https://www.southalabama.edu/ University of South Alabama Children’s and Women’s Hospital - https://www.usahealthsystem.com/locations/childrens-womens-hospital University of Alabama at Birmingham - https://www.uab.edu/home/ Master Gardeners of Mobile County - https://mg.aces.edu/mobile/ Mobile Urban Growers - https://www.mobileurbangrowers.org/ Full Life Ahead Foundation - https://fulllifeahead.org/ Poarch Band of Creek Indians - https://pci-nsn.gov/ Mobile Medical Museum on the web - https://www.mobilemedicalmuseum.org/ Mobile Medical Museum on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/MobileMedicalMuseum/ Mobile Medical Museum on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/mobilemedicalmuseum/ Rather read? Here’s the link to the transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ET_Gp-u9qubJ8p6ZhrokPwk-pnW5y5DM1ohcv4l19fk/edit?usp=sharing *Just a heads up – the provided transcript is likely to not be 100% accurate. _________________________________ Founded in 1947, the Alabama Historical Association is the oldest statewide historical society in Alabama. The AHA provides opportunities for meaningful engagement with the past through publications, meetings, historical markers, and other programs. Listen to the Alabama History Podcast on Apple, SoundCloud, Google and Stitcher. If you enjoyed this edition of the Alabama History Podcast, don’t forget to subscribe so you never miss an episode! Alabama History Podcast - https://twitter.com/ALHistPodcast Alabama Historical Association on the web - https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Alabama Historical Association on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AL_history Alabama Historical Association on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/AlabamaHistory Alabama Historical Association on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/al_history/