Helpful Resources:
 Health Care in Colonial Times
 Medicine and Health
 Personal Care
 Medicine and Illness
 Lives Cut Short
 Colonial Health Issues
 To Bathe or Not to Bathe
 18th Century Medicine
 Colonial Medicine- This PDF document has tons of great
information, and some fun activities scattered throughout. Focus
specifically on pages 7-11, 15-22, 2, and 2829(http://www.historyisfun.org/Curriculum-Materials.htm)
 18th Century Home Remedies- Open this PDF document and look
at page 3
(http://www.history.org/history/teaching/enewsletter/archives/ene
ws0504.cfm)
 The Practice of Domestic Medicine During the Colonial
Period This PDF document has a lot of great information
(www.tehistory.org/hqda/pdf/v41/Volume41_N3_100.pdf)
 Medicine
 Colonial Dentistry
 Dentistry in Colonial Times
 Surgeons and Butchers: Revolutionary War
 Apothecary Slideshow -This includes pictures of apothecaries'
tools and dental tools.
 Colonial Williamsburg: Apothecary
 An 18th Century Trades Sampler: Apothecary
 Pasteur & Galt Apothecary Shop
 Pictures of Trades: Click on the Apothecary trade to see pictures
from Colonial Williamsburg
 Old Sturbridge Village: Online Collections- Scroll down and click
on the appropriate collection to view artifacts that were used in the
New England colonies
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Encyclopedia article about "Colonial Life in America" - Open
the World Book application in your dock. It looks like a blue
globe. Click on Topics. Type "Colonial Life in America" in the
search box and press Return. The article will appear in the big
box on the right. Scroll down the article until you find the bold
heading/section that relates to your topic. THIS IS AN
EXCELLENT SOURCE OF INFORMATION!
Revolutionary Medicine by C. Keith Wilbur
If You Lived in Williamsburg in Colonial Days by Ann McGovern
If You Lived in Colonial Times by Barbara Brenner
Colonial Kids by Laurie Carlson
Children's Life in Colonial America by George Rice
History Pockets: Colonial America by Marc Tyler Nobleman
and other books about colonial times available in our class and
school library!