Diseases & Medical Terms

• Antiquus Morbus -Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms 
  A Glossary of Archaic Medical Terms, Diseases and Causes of Death. The Genealogist's Resource for Interpreting Causes of Death. Antiquus Morbus is a collection of old medical terms and their modern definitions. The primary focus of this web site is to help decipher the Causes of Death found on Mortality Lists, Certificates of Death and Church Death Records from the 19th century and earlier.
• Colonial Diseases & Cures 
• [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  Forgotten Medical Cures 
  From the "Yucky Stuff" thread on the Roots-L mailing list, October 1998.
• Genealogy.com - Outdated Medical Terminology 
• German-English Illness Translations 
• Jewish Genetic Diseases 
  Mazornet's staff is dedicated to compiling helpful information and resources concerning Jewish genetic diseases.
• Kentuckiana Genealogy - Disease Chart 
• Medical Dictionary Online 
  Free online medical dictionary search engine for definitions of medical terminology, pharmaceutical drugs, healthcare equipment, health conditions, medical devices, specialty terms and medical abbreviations.
• A Medical Miscellany for Genealogists 
  A book by Jeanette Jerger.
• Miners' Diseases 
  By Gareth Williams, a socio-economic history of the Rhondda Valleys (Wales) during the period 1800 to 1950. Ankylostomlasis, Beat Knee, Chronic Bronchitis, Emphysema, Nitrous Fumes, Nystagmus, Pneumoconiosis, Respitory Diseases.
• Old Disease Names & Their Modern Definitions 
• Old Disease Names and Their Modern Definitions 
  Useful tool to understanding those out of date medical terms used on your ancestors death certificates.
• Old Diseases & Their Modern Definitions 
• Old Medical Terminology 
• Old Time Disease Names 
• The Olive Tree Genealogy: Glossary of Ancient Diseases 
• Online Archive of American Folk Medicine 
  Searchable database of home made treatments for a variety of ailments.
• Outdated Medical Terms 

Doctors and Nurses

• American Association for the History of Nursing  ~ Lanoka Harbor, New Jersey
  • Gravesites of Prominent Nurses 
  • Nursing History Internet Resources 
• Ancestry.com - Search Directories & Member Lists 
  Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
  • Directory of Deceased American Physicians, 1804-1929 
  • A Medical directory for the province of Ontario, 1869 
  • Ohio Physician and Dentist Directory, 1905 
• Angels & Orderlies - staff who served in the Hospitals in the East during the Crimean War - The Florence Nightingale Nurses 
  An alphabetical list of nurses who served at various hospitals in Turkey during the Crimean War.
• Australian Service Nurses National Memorial 
  Nurses who died during or as a result of War Service, since the Boer War, compiled by Phyllis Wilson of the Returned and Service Nurses Club of Victoria.
• Biographical Information: Doctors and Other Professions 
  From the British Medical Association. Provides links and a bibliography for historic and biographical research for the UK medical professions.
• British Red Cross Museum and Archives  ~ London, England
  • History & Origin 
  • Medals & Badges 
  • Records of Prisoners of War 
  • VADs and Personnel Records 
• Columbia University Health Sciences Library Archives & Special Collections: Databases - College of Physicians and Surgeons Obituary Database 
  At present the database includes obituaries dating from 1909 to 2006 and is updated quarterly. The earliest class represented is 1850.
• Deceased American Physicians' Records 
  A research service available from the National Genealogical Society.
• Edith Cavell - A Norfolk Heroine 1865-1915 
• Medical Practitioners Database 
  Medical Care in the City of Baltimore, 1752-1919. Surnames of practitioners arranged alphabetically.
• In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii 
  In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii is a set of seven volumes containing the biographical sketches of more than 600 doctors from the early 1800s up to 1985 who practiced medicine in Hawaii and are now deceased. Many of the biographies also have a photo available. This Index to In Memoriam - Doctors of Hawaii is an alphabetical list of the physicians, their dates as known, and an indication if a photograph and oral history is available.
• Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 
  An electronic archive from the Maryland State Archives.
  • Medical Practitioners Database 
  • Medical Schools 
• Physicians  ~ Washington state
  Searchable online database from the Washington Secretary of State. Contains the names of more than 9,000 licensed physicians who practiced in Washington between 1872 through 1938.
• Pioneer Nurses of West Virginia 
  A website to honor the Pioneer Nurses of W.Va. from Civil War through 1935, as well as the W. Va. nurses who served in wars, through the Korean War.
• Royal College of Nursing (Scotland) Archives 
• Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh - Library 
• The Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh - College Library 
• Tennessee Confederate Physicians: An Introduction 
  From the Tennessee State Library and Archives - Historical and Genealogical Information.
• Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database 
  Consists of citations to biographical information related to early Texas physicians from the Texas State Journal of Medicine for 1905-1966. Additional citations from other sources range in date from the 1850's to 1966, and include early Texas medical journals such as the Texas Courier-Record of Medicine, Polk's Directories, Texas newspapers and assorted histories of Texas.
• Victorian Nurses in the Boer War 
• Was Your Ancestor a Doctor? 

Epidemics & Plagues

• 1849 St. Louis Cholera Epidemic Helps Initiate Sewer Construction  ~ Missouri
• The American Experience - Influenza, 1918 
  Companion web site to the PBS documentary.
• An American Plague : The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 
  A book by Jim Murphy.
• America's Forgotten Pandemic: The Influenza of 1918 
  A book by Alfred W. Crosby.
• Armies of Pestilence : The Effects of Pandemics on History 
  A book by R. S.Bray.
• The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco 
  A book by Marilyn Chase.
• Bring Out Your Dead: The Great Plague of Yellow Fever in Philadelphia in 1793 
  A book by J. H. Powell.
• Bubonic plague hits San Francisco 1900 - 1909 
• Chicago Historical Information - 1849-1855, 1866-1867: Early Cholera Epidemics  ~ Illinois
  From the Chicago Public Library.
• The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 
  Historic narrative of the epidemic in Birmingham, Alabama including an early map of the city showing areas of the disease.
• The Cholera Epidemic of 1873 in Birmingham Alabama  
  Article by David Bishop.
• Cholera in the 19th Century  ~ Scotland
  Scanned examples of original documents from the Lamb Collection of the Dundee Library.
• The Cholera Years : The United States in 1832, 1849, and 1866 
  A book by Charles E. Rosenberg.
• Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence 
  A book by George C. Kohn (hardback).
• Epidemic Disease in London 
  From the Centre for Metropolitan History.
• Epidemics 
• Epidemics 
• Epidemics and Military Battles 
• Epidemics in Maryland (1731-1870) 
• Epidemics in U.S. - 1657 - 1918 
• Epidemics in US 1628-1918 
• Epidemics in the USA 1657 - 1819 
• Genealogy Quest: Genealogical Research Assistance - American Epidemics 
• A General Study of the Plague in England 1539-1640 With a Specific Reference to Loughborough 
  Includes information on the ceasation of parochial registration at the height of the plague.
• Helpful Information 
  List of epidemics through time.
• [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  Historical Epidemics 
• History of Epidemics and Plagues 
  This site focuses on the medical causes and transmission mechanics of epidemics but does give some interesting historical background.
• Major US Epidemics 
  Brief timeline with death tolls from some of the major epidemics in US history.
• Man and Microbes : Disease and Plagues in History and Modern Times 
  A book by Arno Karlen.
• The Mississippi Valley's Great Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 
  A book by Khaled J. Bloom.
• New Jersey Hot Zones! : Viruses, Diseases, & Epidemics in Our State's History 
  A book by Carole Marsh.
• Nineteenth Century Public Health and Epidemics: Sources in The National Archives 
  Research Guide from the National Archives, United Kingdom.
• OntarioGenWeb - Epidemics 
  Historic epidemics in the province of Ontario.
• Oshkosh in 1918: An interdisciplinary study of the 1918 influenza epidemic  ~ Wisconsin
• Plague in San Francisco: An Essay Review 
  From the Journal of the History of Medicine.
• Plagues & Epidemics 
  From a history of plumbing, this site focuses on this history of water-borne diseases.
• Plagues and Epidemics 
• Plagues and Peoples 
  A book by William H. McNeill.
• [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  Plagues by State, City, Date 
  A history of plagues & epidemics, mostly US.
• Poisons of the Past : Molds, Epidemics, and History 
  A book by Mary Kilbourne Matossian.
• Potterspury's Cholera Outbreak 1854  ~ Northamptonshire, England
• Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 
  A book by Elizabeth A. Fenn.
• Quarantine! : East European Jewish Immigrants and the New York City Epidemics of 1892 
  A book by Howard Markel.
• Reported Outbreaks of Infectious Disease, Maryland, 1731-1870 
  Medical Care in the City of Baltimore, 1752-1919.
• The S.S. England Page 
  In the spring of 1866, the S.S. England, a steamship from Liverpool, England, was bound for New York with over 1,300 passengers. Hundreds died from an outbreak of cholera.
• Viruses, Plagues, and History 
  A book by Michael B. A. Oldstone.
• The Wordsworth Encyclopedia of Plague and Pestilence 
  A book by George C. Kohn (paperback).
• Yellow Fever Deaths Index (1878)  ~ Tennessee
  From the Memphis / Shelby County Library.
• Yellow Fever Deaths in New Orleans, 1817-1905  ~ Louisiana
  Death statistics for these years.

History

• From Quackery to Bacteriology: The Emergence of Modern Medicine in 19th Century America 
• Geneffects - Vitalogy Server 
  Encyclopedia of Health and Home. Health and lifestyle advice from the turn-of-the-century.
• Health and Hygiene in the Nineteenth Century 
• The History of Health (In Chronological Order) 
  Timeline of health-related events.
• History of the Health Sciences World Wide Web Links 
• Martha Ballard's Diary Online 
  The source for the book and film "A Midwife's Tale", Martha Ballard wrote in her diary nearly every day from January 1, 1785 to May 12, 1812 (27 years) for a total of almost 10,000 entries. Her diary is an unparalleled document in early American history.
• National Library of Medicine: Exhibitions in the History of Medicine 
• Resources for Medical History Papers 
• The Wellcome Institute Collections 
  Books and journals, manuscripts, archives and pictures relating to the history of medicine.

Hospitals, Asylums & Sanitariums

• 1901 Census - Institutions 
  Index to Institutions in the 1901 census of England & Wales.
• Arapahoe County, Colorado Poor Hospital Records 1895 - 1899  ~ Colorado
• AUS-HOSPITALS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in hospitals and hospital records in the Australian states and territories. Archives: browse or search.
• Central State Hospital, Indiana (Historic Asylums) 
• The Civil Hospital Renkioi 
  An alphabetical list of staff who worked at the Civil Hospital Renkioi in Turkey during the Crimean War.
• Clark County Insane Asylum, 1930 Index of Inmates  ~ Wisconsin
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames A-B 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames C-D 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames E-G 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames H-J 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames K-L 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames M-N 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames O-R 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surname S 
• Colorado State Hospital for the Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates Surnames T-Z 
• Deaths at the Alfred Hospital and the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum 
  Part 1 of a two part listing, which includes names, ages, nativity, cause and date of death of residents of Melbourne in the 1860's and 1870's.
• Deaths at the Toowoomba Hospital, 1900 
  A list of names of persons who died at the Toowoomba (Queensland, Australia) Hospital, in 1900. Includes age at death, date of admittance, and date of death, as extracted from the Darling Downs Gazette.
• Deaths In the Melbourne Hospital, 1867-1880 
  An index of foreign born residents of Melbourne who passed away at the Melbourne Hospital between 1867 and 1880.
• Delaware State Hospital for the Insane, Surnames A-J, 1930 Index of Inmates 
• Delaware State Hospital for the Insane, Surnames J-Z, 1930 Index of Inmates 
• Ellis Island: Deaths in Quarantine, 1909-1911 
  Online searchable database and list of those who died in Quarantine from November 1909 through June 1911 in New York City while en route to Ellis Island.
• Family Tree Connection - Hospitals & Clinics 
  Search the listings for free, view full details with a fee-based subscription.
• Georgia State Asylum, 1850 
• GEN-Institutions Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in British institutions such as work-houses and hospitals.
• Historic Asylums (of America) 
  Dedicated to the study of historic insane asylums, state hospitals, sanitariums, county homes, medical hospitals, and related institutions.
• Hospital Records Database 
  Provides information on the existence and location of the records of the hospitals in the U.K. Currently over 2,800 entries can be found by searching the database using the following simple enquiry screen.
• Hospitals & Sanitariums, 1902 - Alabama 
  Covering the cities of Birmingham, Mobile, Mt. Vernon, Montgomery, Selma and Tuscaloosa.
• Index to the Admission Books of the Geelong Infirmary and Benevolent Asylum  ~ Victoria, Australia
  Online index from 1861 to 1923 containing 12,538 entries.
• Indiana State Archives - Central State Hospital 
• Insane Asylums 
  Search for your ancestors in Insane Asylums from around the US.
• La Crosse County Insane Asylum, 1930 Index of Inmates  ~ Wisconsin
• Lothian Health Services Archive 
  Repository for the archival records of hospitals in the Edinburgh and Lothians area of Scotland. Records of both an administrative nature and those relating to patient care are held from 1727.
• Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 
  An electronic archive from the Maryland State Archives.
  • Hospitals & Charitable Institutions 
• The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center Archives 
  Includes amongst other records the collections of: the New York Infant Asylum, 1865-1910; New York Nursery and Child's Hospital, 1910-1947; and the New York Asylum for Lying-In Women, 1823-1899.
• Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Records Overview - NPBA Hospital Records Database 
  The Washington State Historical Society's Research Center has posted 11,000 hospital records from the Northern Pacific Beneficial Association Northern Pacific Hospital Records, Tacoma, Washington, 1905-1930.
• Records of Hospitals in the Corporation of London Records Office 
• Rossbret UK Institutions 
  Information on asylums, almshouses, prisons, hospitals, orphanages, workhouses & the Poor Law.
  • Asylums 
  • Dispensaries 
  • Hospitals 
• South Idaho Insane Asylum, 1930 Index of Inmates 
• Spencer State Hospital 
  Opened in 1893, in Roane County, West Virginia.
• St. Francis Medical Center (General Hospital) School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
  This site is the first online to memorialize the now defunct St. Francis Medical Center (General Hospital) School of Nursing and honor its many graduates. The school was opened in 1901 and closed in 2002.
• Topeka State Hospital Cemetery Records  ~ Kansas
  Searchable online index to the 1,157 individuals buried in the hospital cemetery.
• US Veterans Hospital Insane Patients, Surnames A-M, 1930 Index of Inmates 
• US Veterans Hospital Insane Patients, Surnames M-Z, 1930 Index of Inmates 
• West Virginia State Hospital For Colored Insane, 1930 Index of Inmates 

Locality Specific

• Army Medical Services Museum  ~ Mytchett, Surrey, England
  The collections on display include uniforms & insignia, medical, dental and veterinary equipment, ambulances, an ambulance train ward coach, a carriage used by Florence Nightingale during the Crimean War and a large medal collection including twenty three of the 29 Victoria Crosses awarded to the Army Medical Services. Located in the Defence Medical Services Training Centre, Keogh Barracks.
  • The History of the Army Medical Services 
  • Researching the History of the Army Medical Services 
• Australian Service Nurses National Memorial 
  Nurses who died during or as a result of War Service, since the Boer War, compiled by Phyllis Wilson of the Returned and Service Nurses Club of Victoria.
• Deaths at the Alfred Hospital and the Melbourne Benevolent Asylum 
  Part 1 of a two part listing, which includes names, ages, nativity, cause and date of death of residents of Melbourne in the 1860's and 1870's.
• Deaths at the Toowoomba Hospital, 1900 
  A list of names of persons who died at the Toowoomba (Queensland, Australia) Hospital, in 1900. Includes age at death, date of admittance, and date of death, as extracted from the Darling Downs Gazette.
• Deaths In the Melbourne Hospital, 1867-1880 
  An index of foreign born residents of Melbourne who passed away at the Melbourne Hospital between 1867 and 1880.
• Digitalarkivet: Oppdal Vaccinations 1818-1825 
  Online searchable database of vaccination records from Oppdal, Norway.
• Digitalarkivet: Sande Vaccinations 1816-1850 
  Online searchable database of vaccination certificates from Sande, Norway.
• Directory of medical licences issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1535-1775  ~ England
  From the holdings of Lambeth Palace Library.
• Guildhall Library Manuscripts Collection  ~ London, England
  • Leaflet Guides to Records 
    • Sources for Tracing Apothecaries, Surgeons, Physicians and Other Medical Practitioners 
  • search@guildhall 
    Experienced researchers will undertake fee-for-service research in Guildhall Library's collections.
• Historical Physician Resources 
  From the Georgia Department of Archives and History. Includes introduction, county records, state records, federal records, private papers/manuscripts, vertical subject files at the Georgia Archives, published sources, and search the current Georgia Medical Board Database.
• Hospital Records Database 
  From the National Archives United Kingdom. Provides information on the existence and location of the records of the hospitals in the U.K. Currently over 2,800 entries can be found by searching the database using the following simple enquiry screen.
• International Committee of the Red Cross Archives 
  • Guide to the ICRC Archives 
• Medical Licences | Lambeth Palace Library 
  Medical licences issued by the Archbishop of Canterbury 1535-1775.
• Medicine in Maryland, 1752-1920 
  An electronic archive from the Maryland State Archives.
  • Epidemics in Maryland (1731-1870) 
  • Hospitals & Charitable Institutions 
  • Maps 
  • Medical Care in the City of Baltimore 1752-1919: An Overview 
  • Medical Practitioners Database 
  • Medical Schools 
• National Museum of Health and Medicine 
  Information on the history of American and military medicine. Special emphasis on Civil War medicine.
  • Guide to Collections at the National Museum of Health and Medicine 
• Royal Pharmaceutical Society  ~ United Kingdom
  • Royal Pharmaceutical Society Museum 
    • Museum Services 
      • Photo archive and reproduction service 
      • Special research service: people and premises history 
        Pay-for-use research service to family historians and others seeking to trace the careers of individuals or the history of pharmacy premises.
    • History of the preparation of medicines information sheets. 
• Texas Physicians Historical Biographical Database 
  Consists of citations to biographical information related to early Texas physicians from the Texas State Journal of Medicine for 1905-1966. Additional citations from other sources range in date from the 1850's to 1966, and include early Texas medical journals such as the Texas Courier-Record of Medicine, Polk's Directories, Texas newspapers and assorted histories of Texas.
• U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) - History of Medicine Division 
  • Does HMD have sources for genealogical research? 
• Vanderbilt University - Medical Dept. Commencement Program, 13 June 1917 
  Index to the program, as well as digitized images.
• Wellcome Trust - History of Medicine Library  ~ United Kingdom
  • Collections 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained for years by John Fuller. This site indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• DOCTORS-NURSES-MIDWIVES Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in medical practices of old, doctors and other medical personnel, medical schools, and other medical resources. Archives: browse or search.
• FOLKLORE Mailing List 
  A mailing list for the exchange of folklore - folk medicine and recipes. Archives: browse or search.
• HUNTINGTON-DISEASE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the appearance of Huntington's Disease, Huntington's Chorea, or hereditary chorea among their ancestors. Archives: browse or search.
• MEDICAL-GENEALOGY Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding our ancestors' medical histories, old diseases, the practice of medicine in the past, etc. Archives: browse or search.
• MEDICAL-PEDIGREE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in genograms, medical pedigrees, causes of death, illnesses and diseases, hereditary factors, medical computer software and more. This list is not for requesting medical advice about a present condition. Archives: browse or search.
• SANATORIUMS Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding asylum patients including where to write for patient records; whether a cemetery on the grounds exists; reported deaths, births, etc in these facilities; life in these facilities up through the 1930s; and all knowledge of any asylum, sanitorium, and/or state hospital. Archives: browse or search.
• TEWKSBURY_HOSPITAL Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Tewksbury Hospital, Tewksbury State Hospital and Infirmary, and Tewksbury Almshouse (same place just different names) in Tewksbury, Middlesex County, Massachusetts from May 1, 1854 to the present. Archives: browse or search.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Medical 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • The American Field Service Archives of World War I, 1914-1917 
    A book by the American Field Service Archives and Museum.
  • The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco 
    A book by Marilyn Chase.
  • Family Diseases: Are You at Risk 
    A book by Myra Vanderpool Gormley.
  • Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 and the Search for the Virus That Caused It 
    A book by Gina Kolata.
  • Gout: The Patrician Malady 
    A book by Roy Porter.
  • The Greatest Benefit to Mankind: A Medical History of Humanity 
    A book by Roy Porter.
  • The Great Influenza: The Epic Story of the Deadliest Plague in History 
    A book by John M. Barry.
  • Hunter's Diseases of Occupations 
    A book by Peter J. Baxter.
  • Occupational Diseases: A Syllabus of Signs and Symptoms 
    A book by E.R. Plunkett.
  • Marvels of Charity: History of American Sisters and Nuns 
    A book by George C. Stewart.
  • Past Imperfect: How Tracing Your Family Medical History Can Save Your Life 
    A book by Carol Daus.
  • Using Medical Records (Pocket Guides to Family History) 
    A book by the Keeper of Public Records.
  • The Victorian Hospital 
    A book by Lavinia Mitton.
• Basic Facts about Lunatics in England and Wales 
  A book by Pamela Faithfull.
• GeneWeaver 
  GeneWeaver is a software tool for helping you create and maintain a family health history. Geneweaver allows you to import your people from your genealogy program using a GEDCOM-like transfer, or manually enter families as you go. A GeneWizard walks you through a series of health-related questions for each person. Printable reports include a personal health history, a family health history, a family medical genogram and a health pedigree chart. Geneweaver also includes a checklist of resources for finding health information, a bibliography, a four page health questionnaire, an outdated medical terms list and a modern medical terms list.
  • GENEWEAVER Mailing List 
    For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the Geneweaver genealogy software program for creating and maintaining your family health history. Archives: browse or search.
• ItRunsInMyFamily.com - Family Health History - Using Family History to Improve Your Health 
  Family health history website allows people to create their family history and enter in diseases that run in the family.
• A Medical Miscellany for Genealogists 
  A book by Jeanette Jerger.
• Progeny - Genogram, Pedigree Software and Genetic Data Management 
  Pedigree software program for genetic research with a customizable relational database to produce pedigrees and manage genetic data quickly.

U.S. Civil War Medicine & Hospitals

• Camp Letterman General Hospital 
  From Gettysburg National Military Park.
• Civil War Medical Terminology - (Civil War) 19th Century Medical Terminology 
• Civil War Medicine 
• Civil War Medicine Vocabulary 
• Confederate Medical Personnel 
  Article by DeAnne Blanton.
• C.S. Army Deaths at Cassville, Georgia Hospitals 
  List of deaths of CS soldiers in the hospitals around Cassville, Georgia, during the period between October, 1863, and March, 1864. Transcribed from the Atlanta newspaper, Southern Confederacy of March 25, 1864. Additional data from some state rosters also included.
• Hale's 31st Alabama / 49th Alabama, Port Hudson, LA Hospital Ledger 
• Medical Services, Civil War 
  A working bibliography of MHI sources.
• National Museum of Civil War Medicine 
• National Museum of Health and Medicine 
  Information on the history of American and military medicine. Special emphasis on Civil War medicine.
  • Guide to Collections at the National Museum of Health and Medicine 
• Pre-1870 American Surgical Instruments & Amputation Sets 
  Extensive photos and information on Civil War surgical amputation sets and instruments. Included are articles on collecting and identification of medical antiques and specificaly US Army Hospital Department sets. List of American makers of military surgery sets used during the Civil War.
• Register of Confederate Naval Patients in the Charity Hospital at New Orleans, Louisiana, 1861 
• Resources in Civil War Medicine 
  At The Library of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia.
• [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
  Sick and Wounded Transported to New York on the U.S. Transport Eastern Queen 
  A list of 104 Union soldiers that arrived in New York on May 9, 1862 on the U.S. Transport Eastern Queen.
• Sick Report 1863 
  Sick Report 1863 Company "E", 4th Regiment, Delaware Infantry Volunteers
• Tennessee Confederate Physicians : An Introduction 
  From the Tennessee State Library and Archives - Historical and Genealogical Information.
• Virginia's Confederate Military Hospitals 

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