** Meeting will be held by live video conference via Zoom **

Have you ever wondered what British colonists in New England used for medicine? Learn about some of the popular theories of the causes of illness as well as some common illnesses and treatments, including the roles of food, herbs, bleeding, cupping, blistering, purging, religion, astrology and superstition. Examples of some of the treatments will be presented and their efficacy discussed. This talk will help genealogists place the role of health and medicine in their colonial ancestor’s life into perspective.

Lori Lyn Price, MAS, MLA works as a statistician at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts, and owns Bridging The Past, a business dedicated to helping genealogists incorporate social history into their research to bring their ancestors to life. In addition to running the website and blog at https://BridgingThePast.com, she recently debuted another website focused on telling family stories re: the 1918 flu. You can read the stories (and share your own if you’d like) at https://1918FluStories.com. Her passion is helping people learn about the historical context in which their ancestors lived.