in indiana, he married louise abigail wright and she was his business partner. you had wonderful teamwork coming together to serve patients. malaria was common in indiana at that time. dr. mayo sought a healthier climate. he came here as a patient seeking a healthier future. he came to minnesota in the territory days. he worked a number of cities around the state forms farms and different things. in 1864, he opened a practice and moved his family to rochester when the lincoln administration saw him as an examining doctor during the civil war. his role was to see which young men were fit for military duty. we were one of the newest states in the nation. his job was to see who was fit for service. the family stayed here because mrs. mayo said we are not moving anymore. abraham lincoln brought us here and missus mayo kept us here. dr. mayo had sons who grew up in medicine like farm boys on a farm. they would serve his patients with dad. they absorbed his ideals and his values and it was natural that they were going into medicine as their time came. the mayo family

and married louise abigail wright. she had the head of business, he had the heart of medicine and a wonderful team came together to serve patients. malaria was common in indiana at that time and dr. mayo sought a healthier climate and came here as a patient seeking a healthier future. came to minnesota during territory days, worked a number of cities around the state, farms, different things, but in 1864, he opened a practice and moved his family here to rochester when the lincoln administration named him to be a union army examine being doctor during the american civil war. his role was to see which young men were fit for military duty. one of the newest states in the nation, a lot of young men heading off for the eastern theater for the fighting. his job, see who was fit for service. the family stayed here because mrs. mayo said we're not moving anymore. abraham lincoln brought us here, mrs. mayo kept us here and dr. mayo set up his practice. the two boys, sons will and charlie, grew up they grew up in medicine like