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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2021
NIAGaRA UNIVERSITY
Lewiston, New York



Virtual Lecture, Closed Classroom





Terry will be Guest Lecturer on Friday, February 19 in Dr. Mark Gallo's Senior Biology Honors Class at Niagara University, Lewiston, New York. Topic: Cholera Epidemics in Lexington, Kentucky and the World.



FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 2021
DAR St. ASAPH CHAPTER
DANVILLE, KY



Starts at 11:30 a.m.





The Kentucky Humanities Speaker's Bureau will present "Heroes in Disaster, 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington."



Tuesday, NoVEMEBER 16, 2020
Woodford County Library
FACEBOOK LIVE EVENT
VERSAILLES, Ky



Runs from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.





In recognition of Native American Heritage Month, Terry returns to the Woodford County Library for this Facebook Live presentation on her book "The Cherokee and the Newsman: Sequoyah & his half-nephew Howard Gratz."


See video from this presentation

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2020
FALL FESTIVAL
BLUEGRASS MARKETPLACE
LEXINGTON, Ky



10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.





Terry will be in the great hall near the Local Connection Marketplace at this outdoor festival held at the Bluegrass Stockyards, 4561 Ironworks Pike in Lexington. Book-signing for either book included with a Fall gift basket. (Masks and social distancing at signing table, please.) Manager Elizabeth Buckles puts together a beautiful basket of locally grown products, and she can fix you a nice deli sandwich, too!


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Monday, September 14, 2020
Woodford county library
Versailles, Ky



Starts at 6:30 p.m.





The Woodford County Library will sponsor a ZOOM talk on "The Pie Seller, the Drunk and the Lady: Heroes of 1833 Cholera Epidemic in Lexington, Kentucky with Lessons for our Global Health Today."


See video from this presentation

with DR. joycelyn elders, former u.s. surgeon general





"We met at a health conference, and I was honored that she bought a copy of The Pie Seller, The Drunk and the Lady," Terry said.



ON THE SET OF THE pbs ket SPECIAL "cHRONICLES: KENTUCKY HISTORY MAGAZINE, vOL. 1





"It has long been my desire to bring this story to light with more dimension based on my years of research," Terry said. "The selfless actions of the heroes to help others in a time of great suffering and loss touched my heart. I am humbled by this opportunity to speak for the dead."


Photo courtesy of Wrigley Media and KET.





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