# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Museum Speaker Series: History of Turner Station and Henrietta Lacks
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Servant Courtney Speed, founder of the Henrietta Lacks Legacy Group, 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. Our gift shop will be open. Visitors may tour the Museum after the talk. Free and open to the public.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/essex/museum-speaker-series-history-of-turner-station-and-henrietta-lacks/200029680980309
- **Event Categories**: 
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 28

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Essex
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 516 Eastern Blvd, Essex, MD, United States, Maryland 21221
- **lat**: 39.30899
- **long**: -76.47517
- **full address**: 516 Eastern Blvd, Essex, MD, United States, Maryland 21221

## Event gallery

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Museum Speaker Series: History of Turner Station and Henrietta Lacks being held?
  - **A:** Museum Speaker Series: History of Turner Station and Henrietta Lacks takes place on Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm to Sat, 21 Feb, 2026 at 01:00 pm at 516 Eastern Blvd, Essex, MD, United States, Maryland 21221.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Museum Speaker Series: History of Turner Station and Henrietta Lacks?
  - **A:** Museum Speaker Series: History of Turner Station and Henrietta Lacks is organized by Heritage Society of Essex and Middle River, Inc..

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