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Edited
by Frank R. Shaw, FSA Scot, Dawsonville, GA, USA
Email:
jurascot@earthlink.net
On
the cover of the current issue of The Burns Chronicle (Winter 2010) are
several pictures which have been taken over the years of the Burns Cottage
of Atlanta. With permission from Bill Dawson, editor of the Chronicle, I am
attaching a photo of that cover and two articles contained therein for our
readers. The cottage is a special place to say the least. Just last night
Susan and I attended our monthly meeting of the Burns Club at the cottage
and heard Thorne Winter, M.D. and former president of the Burns Club of
Atlanta, speak on “Robert Burns, His Illness and Cause of Death; Medicine in
Scotland in the 18th Century”. This Harvard Medical School
graduate gave an inspiring message and brought the audience up to date on
some of the theories regarding the death of Burns. Maybe one day Thorne will
allow his speech to be published on Robert Burns Lives!.
I
am most appreciative to Bill Dawson and the Robert Burns World Federation
for all they have done to promote the story of Burns and the impact he has
made on the world over the past 251 years. A personal thanks to Bill for the
excellent job he has done since becoming editor of the Chronicle. It, too,
is a special publication under his leadership. (FRS: 3-3-2011)
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