The Time of Cholera: A Case Study about Historical Context
Alison Hare, CG
Content
Welcome
1m 18s
About BCG
3m 57s
Speaker's Introduction
52s
Case Study
51m 46s
Announcements
1m 47s
Questions / answers
13m 53s
About this webinar
London’s cholera epidemic of 1854 is best known as the story of Dr. John Snow, the Broad Street water pump and a map. But who were the people who died? This session describes the discoveries made when a genealogist whose ancestor died in the epidemic set out to identify the forgotten victims.
About the speaker
Alison Hare of Ottawa, Ontario, has spent 30 years researching her ancestry in Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland and the United States. She is a former trustee of the Board for Certification of Genea...
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Comments (230)
Very thorough examination of documents that was presented for the layman to understand.
Wonderful presentation and such touching stories. You just want to go back and tell them to avoid that pump!
Absolutely fantastic. Alison is a terrific story-teller!
Amazing!
Fantastic story. Superb presentation. Excellent presentation of research methodology.
Enjoyed hearing about the methodology she used to trace all these people. Great webinar.
Excellent presentation! Very well researched and the description of the process of the research is very helpful.
Excellent presentation of Ms Hare's research. She researched and found so much more than just dates, times and places and wove it into a beautiful story. Thanks to her.