New York State Music Camp at Otter Lake where Dr. Bob was the camp doctor from 1947-1955

New York State Music Camp at Otter Lake where Dr. Bob was the camp doctor from 1947-1955

Dr. Dick Lindsay will share a power point presentation of photos, showcasing the local community and its members that he has compiled over the years from his and his family’s collection, at the Old Forge Library on Sunday, July 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Lindsay and his brothers grew up in Old Forge and are Town of Webb School graduates. is parents were Dr. Robert and Trudy Lindsay.

His father, affectionately known by locals as “Dr. Bob,” practiced medicine in Old Forge from the early 1920’s until his death in 1975.

Lindsay attended Cornell University and New York Medical College where he received his medical degree.

A photograph "from the past" provided by the Goodsell Museum

A photograph “from the past” provided by the Goodsell Museum

Following an internship at Buffalo General Hospital, he practiced briefly with his father in Old Forge before completing  residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia Hospital.

Following active duty as a Major in the United States Army Medical Corps, he joined the faculty of the Department of Internal Medicine at the University of Virginia.

All are welcome to the program and to share their own stories from the past.

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