Digging into Death Certification Data to Uncover Family History

The Clark County Genealogical Society will offer a virtual presentation by Gregory Gardner from 10 a.m. to noon Nov. 24.
Gardner is a semiretired physician, medical educator, and rheumatologist with over three decades of experience in clinical practice and academic medicine. Learn about the history of recording death and explore death records in the US that contain a cause of death such mortality schedules, mortality registries and death certification. Learn how to use family health information to develop a family history portrait and calculate your risk of certain illnesses.