Members of the NGS Family Health History Committee regularly give lectures and panel discussions at the National Genealogical Society Annual Conference.

Reading List

Gormley, Myra Vanderpool. Family Diseases: Are You at Risk? Baltimore, MD., Genealogical Pub. Co., 1989.

Jerger, Jeanette. A Medical Miscellany for Genealogists. Bowie, MD., Heritage Books, Inc., 1995.

Krause, Carol. How Healthy is Your Family Tree: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your Family’s Medical and Behavioral History. New York, NY., Simon & Schuster, 1995.

Nelson-Anderson, Danette and Waters, Cynthia. Genetic Connections. A Guide to Documenting Your Individual and Family Health History. Washington, MO., Sonters Publishing, 1995, http://pages.prodigy.net/sydrs

National Genealogical Society Quarterly. Vol. 84, No. 2, June 1996.

Your Family’s Health History, An Introduction. NGS Quarterly, Special Issue, Vol. 82, No. 2, June 1994.

• The Family Health and Heredity Committee
• How Do I Start?
• What Can I Learn?
• Where Can I Learn More?
• Sample Pedigree Chart
• Committees