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Photo by J. Peter Hvidsten \bove, Kent Famdale graciously accepts a huge bouquet of flowers on behalf of the Township of Scugog while remarking about having received flowers at a commemorat itive ceremony in 1938 when she was only nine years old. At right, it appears D.D. Palmer is looking Robert D. Haig, executive Honourable Bev Oda and Dr. Silvano Moir. . over some of the dignitaries and the attractive plaque: from left, Dr. Colin Carrie, MP Oshawa, Mayor Marilyn Pearce, Dr. James P. Laws, ctor Ontario Chiropractic Assoc., The crucial role in creating and popular- izing this alternative medical care in North America. Brief History - Although Daniel David Palmer did not live out his life in Port Perry he received his early education in Port Perry. By the time he was 11 years-old he had received the equivalent of an eight-grade education. lis education was cut short when their father’s grocery business in Port Perry failed and his parents moved to the United States in 1856. Daniel and his brother Thomas, were left to work in a local match factory until April 1865 when they left Port Perry and travelled to the United States to rejoin their family. On January 20, 1871, Daniel David married Abba Lord, and the couple lived in the New Boston area for a short time. It is believed his first wife died during childbirth. This was the first of four marriages for Mr. Palmer. By 1887 Palmer and his family had. moved to Davenport, Iowa where he was listed as a “Vital Healer”, claim- cures for fever, rheumatism and indigestion The great discovery of chiropractic came on September 18, 1895 when, us- ing his hands, he readjusted the spine of a deaf patient, Harvey Lillard, who regained his hearing. Reluctant to share his theories, he kept silent for a few years, but after a near fatal accident, he decided to teach the technique as fast as he could. In 1903 he founded the Palmer School of Chiropractic, but after many difficul- ties with authorities over his methods, he was jailed for practicing without a certificate. After being freed from prison, and the failure of his original school, he moved to Los Angeles, where he spent his last years as a prolific writer and lecturer. Ironically, it was after being invited to speak at his son’s school, he was struck down by a car driven by his son B.J. Palmer, and he died of his injuries, on October 20, 1 Twenty-five years after his death, in July 1938, chiropractors from across Canada and the U.S.A. assembled in Port Perry to dedicate Palmer Memo- rial Park in the memory of the founder of chiropractic. In August 1946 the National Chiro- practic Association unveiled a monu- ment jeaturing a bronze bust of Daniel David Palm Serving Port Perry, Uxbridge & Surrounding Area Sales & Installation «Windows « Doors * Siding * Sunrooms 182 North Port Plaza, Unit #7 - Reach St. at North Port Rd. 905-985-6665 For Alt Vours Window Needs FOCUS - OCTOBER 2009 29