History Chats: County Hospitals and Institutions

History Chats: County Hospitals and Institutions

For our second series as part of our History Chats program, archivist Ben Clark takes us through the history of the health institutions of Marathon County. From the early Ticket Hospitals to the creation of 20th Century hospitals that merged to become Wausau Hospital Center, to the County-run Poor Farm, Asylum, Sanitarium, Home and Hospital.

Week 7: The Ticket Hospitals [from October 22, 2020]

Week 8: the 20th Century Hospitals of Marathon County [from October 29, 2020]

Week 9: The County Health Institutions [from November 5, 2020]