Join us for the launch of our new book, “200 Years of Tippecanoe County: A Community Tells Its Stories”. Hear about the history of Lafayette’s founding and how the book came together. Be the first to buy a copy and have it signed by the authors.
Then join us for cake in honor of the Marquis de Lafayette’s September 6th birthday.
Free parking in the 5th and 7th Street garages.
Tuesday, September 16 at 11:30 a.m. at the History Center
Show and Tell: Quackery and Doctoring in Tippecanoe County’s First 100 Years
Presented by Dr. Pete Bill
In the mid 1800’s cholera, ague and other pestilence threatened to wipe out whole communities including Lafayette. And the state of medicine and “doctoring” in Tippecanoe County abided by the rule that “if the cure didn’t kill you outright, it might just fix you!” This presentation will talk about the evolution of our local medical care in the late 19th century and early 20th century and the doctor-prescribed poisons commonly used to “kill or cure”.