Indiana Medical History Museum

Join us for the 2024 Glenn B. Mather, MD Memorial Lecture and Annual Meeting where William McNiece, MD will discuss the history of Base Hospital 32, the Indianapolis-sponsored World War I evacuation hospital in France. eventbrite.com/e/base-hospita…

"Lichens growing on gravestones appear immune to aging. What does their life cycle teach us about death?" atlasobscura.com/articles/immor…

"You were what you ate, literally. This is one of the major themes of Richardson’s book Rumbles: Curious History of the Gut, which comes out in October. 'Are we our brains?' Richardson asks. 'Or is it a little bit more complicated than that?'" atlasobscura.com/articles/histo…

IMHM's Sarah Halter and Norma Erickson are very excited to be a part of the Indiana Historical Society's "Whodunit?" event again this year! Join us there tomorrow evening, and you'll love it, too! indianahistory.org/events/whoduni…

There’s still time to sign up for tomorrow’s Fall Forensics Lecture! eventbrite.com/e/an-introduct…

He will outline the early history of genetic genealogy and some of the earliest cases and will share an example of a case in Indiana in which forensic genetic genealogy led to a conviction. Mr. Marchant will also discuss the methodology and future of this scientific advancement.

In this lecture, Mr. Marchant will discuss the evolution of genealogy from a past time to the powerful tool it is today in law enforcement.

Wednesday, October 16, 2024 at 5:30pm (Eastern) “Introduction to Forensic Investigative Genetic Genealogy with the Indiana State Police” presented by Bradley Marchant, Indiana State Police Forensic Genetic Genealogist eventbrite.com/e/an-introduct…

2024 George H. Rawls, MD Memorial Lecture on the History of Minorities and Medicine Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 4pm (Eastern) “An Exploration of Gendered and Racialized Experiences at Central State Hospital, 1877-1910” presented by Caitlin Downey eventbrite.com/e/gendered-and…

Join us at the garden entrance just before 11am for our FREE guided tour of the IMHM Medicinal Plant Garden.

Circulating Now welcomes Kristine M. McCusker, PhD, to share her research on changes in public health and funeral customs in the American South. Dr. McCusker is a Professor in the Department of History at Middle Tennessee State University. circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2024/09/05/pur…

"In the course of her long and distinguished medical career, Margaret D. Craighill served as dean of the Woman’s Medical College of Pennsylvania, and became the first woman physician to become a commissioned officer in the United States Army." circulatingnow.nlm.nih.gov/2024/06/06/dr-…

The science behind using crash test dummies to determine the effects of car crashes on the human body only dates to the 1960s. daily.jstor.org/designing-the-…

"We all know that Coca-Cola once contained cocaine. But why? And why did they take it out? As Michael M. Cohen writes, the answer is all about the way authorities perceive drugs differently depending on the race and class of the people using them." daily.jstor.org/who-took-the-c…

"The Chevalier wondered why Paré didn’t give him a substance renowned for its efficacy against bruising and swelling – powdered Egyptian mummy."

How a DO civil rights leader and a trailblazing DO military physician helped shape osteopathic history thedo.osteopathic.org/columns/150-ye…

"At the outbreak of the Civil War, the Union (and Confederates) had no established naval hospital ships to transport wounded soldiers via waterways." civilwarmed.org/hospital-ships…