Digging up Roots

My passion is to bring the forgotten back to life, uncover the unknown, and help to provide people with the knowledge of their ancestors, and to help people find long lost loved ones.

11/09/2025

Old Illnesses and Modern Equivalents - Quicksheet Updated with 75 more illness terms

Did your ancestor have an illness with a weird word that you don't understand? Maybe it shows up on the death certificate, or maybe it was just a malady that they had during their life.

Here are 150 old terms plus a list of links to hundreds of old names and equivalences to help you.

Download the New Quicksheet at https://theancestorhunt.com/blog/old-illnesses-and-modern-equivalents/