

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: From BRCA to the Black Death: Tracing an Inherited Gene through Time and Across Continents
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: In 2017, a family uncovered a genetic mutation that sparked a fascinating investigation into their ancestral roots. This journey traces the inherited gene back to modern-day Norway and deep into 14th-century Europe. Join Curator of History, Erika Holst, for a  talk to explore the story of medical discovery, and learn how the Black Death connects to the BRCA1 mutation.

This event is a part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read! The Illinois State Museum, in cooperation with the Illinois State Museum Society, has chosen to center the Big Read on “Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law” by Mary Roach. This nonfiction book is chock-full of interesting and humorous stories of human-wildlife conflict, cooperation, and cohabitation. Attendees will be gifted a copy of “Fuzz,” so come on by for a free book so you can get in on the Big Read!
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/springfield/from-brca-to-the-black-death-tracing-an-inherited-gene-through-time-and-across-continents/200029512500259
- **Event Categories**: art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 75

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029512500259?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=springfield-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Springfield
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Vinegar Hill Mall, 107 W. Cook Street, Springfield, IL
- **lat**: 39.79535
- **long**: -89.65518
- **full address**: Vinegar Hill Mall, 107 W. Cook Street, Springfield, IL, United States

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- **organizer**: Illinois State Museum (https://allevents.in/org/illinois-state-museum/26015175)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 30 Jan, 2026 at 06:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Vinegar Hill Mall, 107 W. Cook Street, Springfield, IL, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Illinois State Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about From BRCA to the Black Death: Tracing an Inherited Gene through Time and Across Continents ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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