Another Importance of Family History: Medical Implications
By GenealogyBank on March 21, 2022
Why is family history important? From creating a sense of cultural identity to insight into medical predispositions, family history is vital... (Read More)
Tag: Medicine and Doctors
Genealogy Tip: Document Your Family’s Medical History, Part II
By Jessica Edwards on August 11, 2021
In this article, Jessica Edwards concludes her two-part story giving tips for including medical history in your family history research... (Read More)
Genealogy Tip: Document Your Family’s Medical History, Part I
By Jessica Edwards on August 10, 2021
In this article, Jessica Edwards gives tips for including medical history in your family history research... (Read More)
Women’s History Month: WWI Nurse & Hero Edith Cavell
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on March 8, 2021
In this article – in honor of March being Women’s History Month – Gena Philibert-Ortega writes about a British heroine from WWI, nurse Edith Cavell... (Read More)
Another President Stricken during a Pandemic: Woodrow Wilson & the Spanish Flu
By Jane Cook on October 20, 2020
In this article, Jane Hampton Cook searches old newspapers to learn about another president stricken during a pandemic: Woodrow Wilson... (Read More)
People Rising to the Occasion, Making Homemade Masks
By Tony Pettinato on April 21, 2020
Photos of homemade coronavirus masks that people are making for themselves, their families and friends, and for health care personnel and first responders... (Read More)
Influenza Masks Circa 1918
By Gena Philibert-Ortega on April 21, 2020
In this article, timely for our current coronavirus pandemic, Gena Philibert-Ortega describes how our ancestors used masks during the 1918 flu pandemic... (Read More)
Comparing the COVID-19 Pandemic to the Polio Epidemic
By Jane Cook on April 17, 2020
In this article, with the whole world fighting COVID-19, Jane Hampton Cook compares this pandemic to the fight against polio 70 years ago... (Read More)
Salk’s Vaccine Vanquished Poliovirus 65 Years Ago
By Jane Cook on April 13, 2020
In this article, with the whole world hoping for a coronavirus vaccine, Jane Hampton Cook writes about the vaccine that conquered polio 65 years ago... (Read More)
