BCGS to host Victorian medicine speaker, Oct. 24

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Posted 10/17/19

The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24.

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BCGS to host Victorian medicine speaker, Oct. 24

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PRINCETON – The Bureau County Genealogical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24.

The meeting will be held at the Society library at 629 South Main Street in Princeton, and the public is invited to this free program, presented by Tricia Kelly.

Kelly is the tour director and a storyteller at Hegeler Carus Mansion in LaSalle. Her program is entitled, “The Terrifying Truth About Victorian Medicine.”

Expect to learn how coughs were treated with boiled mercury and laudanum or a child’s fever might be treated with ice blankets and heroin.

This is a different speaker and program from what had previously been announced in the BCGS newsletter and at the September program. No reservations are needed.

For more information about the program or speaker please contact the BCGS library. Hours are10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. The phone number is (815) 879-3133. The library is also open the first Saturday of each month or by special appointment for those unable to stop by during regular hours.