About this episode
Gerald O'Connor explores a historical treatment scam from his family tree during the COVID pandemic.
With COVID raging and the current occupant of the White House suggesting wild cures, I look back into my family tree where a not-so-reliable treatment scam figured into the life of one of my third great-grandfathers in 1830s Jacksonian America. Episode link
Topics covered
- COVID
- family history
- treatment scams
- Jacksonian America
Keywords
- cures
- history
- family tree
Mentioned in this episode
Places: America
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