Aug 1, 2021 | General News
In our Victorian-era sick room, we talk about 19th-century life when an ill family member was cared for in the home. Common illnesses of the time, such as tuberculosis, diphtheria, or scarlet fever, caused great suffering and the task of caring for a loved one often...
Aug 1, 2021 | General News
Museum staff had a great time installing a fun exhibit, “Cabinets of Wonder,” at East Carolina University’s Brody School of Medicine. Featuring quirky and unusual objects from the Country Doctor Museum’s collection, the exhibit is reminiscent of cabinets of curiosity...
Aug 1, 2021 | General News
Stop by the museum’s library, just next to the gift shop, to learn about the history of nursing. Featured artifacts include nursing school uniforms from the mid-20th century. For much of the 20th century until the 1960-1970s, nursing students typically trained at...
Sep 12, 2020 | Garden, General News
General News One of the prettiest flowers grown in the Country Doctor Museum’s medicinal garden is foxglove (Digitalis). The observations of the foxglove by William Withering, an 18th century English physician, elevated a traditional folk...
Jun 24, 2020 | Garden, General News
General News Museum staff were disappointed not to plant the museum’s medicinal garden this spring due to Coronavirus stay-at-home orders. However, we were pleasantly surprised to see how much of our garden grew back on its own, seemingly not needing our TLC! Our...
