“Ailments and Aromas of the Victorian Era” will be presented at the Morgan-Manning House on Wednesday, April 25. The two-part presentation will start at 7 p.m. in the historic home located at 151 Main Street in Brockport.
Dr. James Goetz will give an overview of the medical education, the state of public health and health care, and the diseases from about 1860 to 1930, potentially impacting Brockport inhabitants, including the Morgan family.
The evening will end on a pleasing theme for the senses with Rosa Davila taking the audience on an olfactory journey through Victorian times, then introducing the birth of modern perfumery. Ms. Davila is the owner of Aromantium on Market Street in Brockport.
This program, sponsored by the Western Monroe Historical Society, is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served after the presentation.
Dr. Goetz, a Brockport resident, has a Master’s Degree in Public Health and an MD degree. He recently stepped down as Head of Pediatrics at Oak Orchard Health after 40 years. He is not retiring, but remains a part-time practicing pediatrician
Rosa Davila, a Brockport resident, is originally from the Basque Country and moved to London in 1989 where she developed her olfactory skills, training and making a living as a sommelier for almost a decade.
She is a member of the National Association of Holistic Aromatherapist (NAHA). She has studied nutrition, iridology and is currently engaged in the study of herbalism.
