February 20, 2020
‘Downton Abbey’ Exhibit Offers Peek at Past — Including Mayo Clinic’s Titanic Connection
By In the Loop
A new exhibit, “Dressing the Abbey,” highlights Rochester and Mayo Clinic connections to the Titanic tragedy and provides an up-close look at costumes from the hit show “Downton Abbey.”
Tags: Dressing the Abbey, History & Heritage, Matt Dacy, Renee Ziemer
December 13, 2018
Dashing Through the Snow: Vintage Sleigh Display Comes to Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
Years ago a one-horse open sleigh was the preferred method of transportation in winter. A new exhibit features, among other historical tidbits on frontier medicine, a story of a sleigh ride gone awry for Dr. W.W. Mayo.
Tags: Heritage Days, Matt Dacy, Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall, Mayo Clinic in Rochester
August 28, 2018
Concert Honors Lives Lost in Tornado That Gave Birth to Saint Marys Hospital
By In the Loop
The story of Mayo Clinic’s beginning is well-known to many, but until recently Doug Hansen had no idea that his great-grandfather was among those killed in the storm.
January 17, 2017
On the Road Again: Historic Ambulance Heads South to Arizona
By In the Loop
Even in its early days, Mayo Clinic leaders sought the latest and greatest technology and tools to help patients. That includes the most up-to-date medical transportation. In the late 1800s, the fastest way to transport patients was, as you can imagine, quite a bit different than it is today. But at Bellevue Hospital in New […]
Tags: Dr. William Worrall Mayo, Matt Dacy, Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall, Sharon Erdman, Todd Brown
August 25, 2016
Investor’s Business Daily Shares How Mayo History Provides Lessons for Investors
By In the Loop
Recently, while doing some financial research (or looking for Mayo Clinic appearances on The Simpsons, we can’t recall) we were surprised to stumble on an article in Investor’s Business Daily about Mayo Clinic’s history. The article, which appeared in the “Leaders & Success” section, made us wonder what inspired the publication to feature our favorite […]
March 1, 2016
New Book, Exhibit Highlight Women Who Helped Shape Mayo Clinic
By In the Loop
What started as a search for historical tidbits for a “Jeopardy-style game” about the role of women in Mayo Clinic’s history turned into something much more once Virginia Wright-Peterson, Ph.D., began looking through Mayo’s archives. “I started reading some of the stories, and I couldn’t believe it that as a local person and someone who […]
Tags: Dr. Gertrude Granger, Dr. Harriet Preston, Eleanor Fry, History, Matt Dacy, Maud Mellish, Mayo Clinic Heritage Hall, Virginia Wright-Peterson, Women's History Month