Page 2 - Congregational Library News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Congregational Library & Archives, a specialty library in Boston, has launched digital

Congregational Library & Archives, a specialty library in Boston, has launched digital

Associated Press A smallpox outbreak in Boston in March 1764 prompted the Rev. Ebenezer Storer to write a prayer in his diary – recently digitized by the Congregational Church – after arranging to have his children inoculated. Previous Next Sunday, May 23, 2021 1:00 am Light shed on smallpox in 1700s, parallels to now WILLIAM J. KOLE | Associated Press BOSTON – A highly contagious disease originating far from America's shores triggers deadly outbreaks that spread rapidly, infecting the masses. Shots are available, but a divided public agonizes over getting jabb...

Massachusetts pastor's handwritten diary from 1764 sheds light on smallpox outbreaks Massachusetts pastor's handwritten diary from 1764 sheds light on smallpox outbreaks The handwritten diary of a pastor in Massachusetts, part of newly digitized records, is now shedding light on smallpox outbreaks in the 1700s. advertisement An electron micrograph of the smallpox virus (Photo Credits: SMITH COLLECTION/GADO/Getty Images) HIGHLIGHTS Smallpox was eradicated, but not before it sickened and killed millions worldwide English doctor Edward Jenner inoculated an 8-year-old boy against smallpox in 1796...

Old records shed new light on smallpox outbreaks in 1700s Sign In WILLIAM J. KOLE, Associated Press May 20, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail 3 1of3In this image provided by the American Ancestors & New England Historic Genealogical Society, a digitized copy of a page from a handwritten 18th century diary by the Rev. Ebenezer Storer, during a period of smallpox, in Boston, shows an April 1764 entry that includes a prayer Storer wrote weeks after arranging to have his own children inoculated. In the prayer, Storer gives thanks for the recovery of family members from the disease. (American...