At his inauguration, George Washington had just one tooth left. Mount Vernon curator Laura Simo describes history’s most famous set of dentures.
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The Wooden Teeth That Weren't
Patrick Henry's Secret
American Patriot Patrick Henry is burdened with his first wife’s tragic decline into insanity. Interpreter Richard Schumann tells the tale.
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Smallpox and the Covenant
America’s smallpox eradication has its roots in 18th-century Boston.
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18th-Century Surgery
Colonial medicine is not for the faint of heart. Sharon Cotner describes the philosophies and practices.
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For What Ails You
For poxes, headaches, and fevers, the apothecary has a preparation to ease your symptoms. Medical historian Susan Pryor details the treatments.
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Caring for the Mentally Ill
Williamsburg’s Public Hospital was the first facility for the treatment of the mentally ill in British North America.
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