Roger Sherman Tracy was born in Windsor on December 9, 1841. He would become an early expert of and specialize in hygiene.

Tracy graduated from Yale, and taught for five years before getting his medical degree. He became a physician at Bellevue Hospital, and one year later became the inspector of prisons and hospitals for New York City.

Tracy rose to chief, and upon his retirement in 1901, was earning $4,000 a year...a remarkable sum. By law, his pension was limited to $100 per month.

Tracy used his retirement to write. A “Handbook of Sanitary Information for Householders” is among his most notable works.

The Vermont Book Of Days photo.