with Alfred J. Bollet, M.D., Medical Doctor and History Scholar
Date: Wednesday, July 21
Time: 2:00 P.M.
Sacajawea is the most honored woman in American history--with gold dollars, mountains, lakes, rivers, stamps, schools, state parks, statues, and historic areas named after her. Not all is clear about these honors or her life, however. Some authorities say she died in 1812 at 25 near the Missouri River in South Dakota, and others say she died at 96 in 1884 on the Shoshone Reservation in Wyoming. Either Sacajawea lived a short, important life, making major contributions to the safety and health of the members of the Lewis and Clark expedition or she continued to travel, made many contributions to the well-being of her tribe, the Shoshones, and reached extreme old age. Dr. Bollet, a medical scholar is also an authority on aspects of American history and on Sacajawea. He will attempt to sort out the mystery, thereby revealing many little-known compelling facets of 19th Century American history. A fascinating Power Point illustrated lecture.