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About David Bradford, Webinar Presenter
David Bradford is a UW grad with degrees in medicine and business who speaks regionally to history and genealogy groups about technology and medical topics. He has been a member of the Rock County Genealogical Society and the Sheboygan County Historical Research Center for more than 25 years and has served board chairperson and secretary of the RCGS. He is currently the long term webmaster for the Society. In addition, he and Janet Bradford have indexed multiple atlases, plat maps and out-of-print historical books. He was recognized by the Wisconsin Genealogy Society in 2012 with the Virginia V. Irvin genealogy award.
PROGRAM SUMMARY
What did our ancestors die of? Archaic Medical Terminology and Interpreting Old Death Certificates
This program describes the evolution of medicine since the 1600s and the terrible diseases (and often terrible treatments) that our ancestors endured. The handout provides a helpful dictionary of common archaic medical terms and discusses reasons for and changes in death certification, including the interpretation of doctor’s remarks and reliability of genealogical data found there.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION (content used herein with permission of the copyright holder). All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. COPYRIGHT © 2021, RCGS. Use of data from this page is limited to the membership of the Rock County Genealogical Society exclusively for the purpose of advancing her or his individual education.
PROGRAM HANDOUTS
PROGRAM SUMMARY
What did our ancestors die of? Archaic Medical Terminology and Interpreting Old Death Certificates
This program describes the evolution of medicine since the 1600s and the terrible diseases (and often terrible treatments) that our ancestors endured. The handout provides a helpful dictionary of common archaic medical terms and discusses reasons for and changes in death certification, including the interpretation of doctor’s remarks and reliability of genealogical data found there.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION (content used herein with permission of the copyright holder). All Rights Reserved. No part of this presentation may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. COPYRIGHT © 2021, RCGS. Use of data from this page is limited to the membership of the Rock County Genealogical Society exclusively for the purpose of advancing her or his individual education.
PROGRAM HANDOUTS
| Audience Handout - What did my Ancestors Die of ? Archaic Medical Terminolgy and Interpreting Death Certificates.pdf |
| Audience Chat Record from What did my Ancestors Die of ?.docx |
PROGRAM VIDEO