Celebrating The Legacy of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla: A Century of Progress in Public Health and Medicine in Thailand

Goal: To Commemorate His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla's arrival in Massachusetts and to strengthen the longtime relationship of Massachusetts and Thailand

Saturday August 27, 2016

Celebrating the 100th Anniversary
of the Arrival in Massachusetts
of
His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla
Thailand 's Father of Modern Medicine and Public Health

The historic venue: Gloucester Inn by the Sea, 85 Atlantic Rd, Gloucester, MA 01930 where the Hotel Moorland was located.

Time	Description
01:30 PM	Historic Exhibition - KTBF, Gloucester Archives, Mahidol University Museum
02:00 PM	Welcome by MA Government/KTBF Ceremony and Celebration: -American Flag -Thai flag Program Overview Introduction: Cholthanee Koerojna, KTBF President Unveiling of the historic plaque of The Hotel Moorland Proclamation - State of MA/City of Gloucester Presentations to Historic property owner and supporters Recognition for historic preservation and restoration in Gloucester - KTBF Historic overview of significance: 1- Relationship of Massachusetts; Gloucester and Cambridge with Thailand: 2- Prince Mahidol's and Siamese Legation in Gloucester: Sarah Dunlap, Gloucester Archivist 3- Simple Life of Prince Mahidol's in Massachusetts : KTBF 4- Gloucester resident's story of Prince Mahidol's life in Gloucester from my mother: Judy Walcott 5- Prince Mahidol at The Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, The Harvard-Technology School of Public Health 6- Prince Mahidol's Life in Cambridge: Charles Sullivan, Cambridge Historical Commissioner 7- A letter from my mother meeting with Prince Mahidol at his residence in Brookline: Judith A. Vose 8- Prince Mahidol's Life and Work in Thailand: Sanjai Sangvichien, M.D., Prince Mahidol's Historian, Professor of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand 9- Medical and Healthcare Development in Thailand: Thailand Representative 10- Q & A: all speakers
04:30 pm	Refreshment: Thai food Performance: - Thai performance
5:30 pm	Siamese Legation Historic residences and Trail of Thai Royalty in Massachusetts Tour in Gloucester

04:30 pm Refreshment: Thai food

Performance:

- Thai performance

5:30 pm Siamese Legation Historic residences and Trail of Thai Royalty in Massachusetts Tour in Gloucester

Sponsors:

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH), Harvard Medical School (HMS), City of Gloucester, Thai Physician Associations of America (TPAA), Prince Mahidol University (MU), Chulalongkorn University (CU), Prince of Songkla University (PSU), Khon Kaen University (KKU), Thai Nurses Associations of Illinois (TNAI), Mahidol University International Demonstration School (MUIDS)

with

THE KING OF THAILAND BIRTHPLACE FOUNDATION (KTBF)

Significance :

August 27, 2016 is the 100th Anniversary of His Royal Highness Prince Mahidol of Songkla's arrival in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Prince Mahidol came to study Public Health at Harvard School of Public Health (formerly The Harvard-MIT School of Health Officers, The Harvard-Technology School of Public Health). In Gloucester he stayed at Hotel Moorland near the Headquarter of Siamese Legation at 3 Page Street. The house at 3 Page Street is now one of the historic homes in the Trail of Thai Royalty in Massachusetts that KTBF placed the historic plaque to mark the history of the summer Siamese Legation Headquarter and the residence where Prince Mahidol spent much time during his stay before entering Harvard.

Gloucester is a long time summer residence of the Siamese legation for more than 50 years since 1897. In the past the legations of many countries including Siam relocated their offices to Gloucester in summer from May to October. There are still many existing residences where the Siamese legations stayed in the past.