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CCGS-What Killed Your Ancestors?

CCGS-What Killed Your Ancestors?

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Are you having trouble deciphering your ancestors’ death certificates? Do you
have an interest in 19th century medical practices? Learn more about the health and medical experiences of your ancestors with medical historian Sarah Halter at the Frankfort Community Public Library on March 25 at 5:30 p.m. Halter will talk about where to find historical medical information and how to interpret it in her presentation, “What Killed Your Ancestors?”

Halter is the executive director of the Indiana Medical History Museum, located on the grounds of the former Central State Hospital in Indianapolis. She currently serves on the board of directors for the Southern Association for the History of Medicine and Science and is a member of the John Shaw Billings History of Medicine Society at the Indiana University (IU) School of Medicine, the Center for Ray Bradbury Studies at IU Indianapolis and the Youth Enhancement and Training Initiative.

This joint meeting of the Clinton County and Boone County genealogical societies is free, open to the public and will be held in Room 219. Registration is not required. For more information, contact Jill Garrison at (765) 654-8746, ext. 1137 or jgarrison@myfcpl.org.

Frankfort Community Public Library
05:30 PM - 07:00 PM on Tue, 25 Mar 2025

Event Supported By

Clinton County Genealogical Society
clintoncogensociety@gmail.com

Artist Group Info

Sarah Halter
Frankfort Community Public Library
208 W Clinton Street
Frankfort, Indiana 46041
(765) 654-8746
fcpl@myfcpl.org