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"Spanish" Influenza! Some Facts About it and How to Prevent its Spread
Poster offering advice on how to avoid spreading the "Spanish" Flu
Fletcher Dodged the 1918 Flu: Does it Hold Lessons for Covid-19?
Story Fletcher, Vermont, one of only two towns in the US that had zero deaths during the 1918 influenza crisis. The hypothesis is that the town was so isolated that people didn't come in from the outside, although there was a wedding with outsiders…
NYT: Why Are There Almost No Memorials to the Flu of 1918?
The New York Times business section writer David Segal examines the question of why the victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic have not been memorialized. He begins his story by describing a memorial that Brian Zecchinelli and his wife, Karen,…
Italian picnic in Dewey Park, near Barre, Vermont, ca. 1917.
An picnic of Italians originally from the Friuli area, held in Dewey Park, a park located between the cities of Barre and Montpelier, Vermont, circa 1917. A note on the back of the photo states: Picnic Dewey Park around 1916-1917 as many passed away…
The Spanish influenza of 1918.
Brief article giving details about the 1918 influenza epidemic in Barre, in particular its effect on the granite workers, published in Barre Life (Spring 1998)
Lena M. Smith influenza diary excerpts, 1918.
Excerpts from the diary of Barre resident Lena M. Smith, describing family life in Barre, Vermont, during the influenza epidemic of 1918. Smith's daughter, Marjorie, fell ill with the influenza. The diary displays five years on one page. The 1918…
Annie Bradley Sargent influenza diary excerpts, 1918.
Scans of excerpts from a diary kept by Ludlow, Vermont, resident Annie Bradley Sargent (1883-1965), describing the impact of the influenza epidemic on a Vermont rural community. The diary displays five years on one page. The 1918 entries are the…
Sleeper family influenza letters, 1918.
13 letters exchanged between 13 year old William Denison Sleeper and his parents, Henry D. and Mary P. Sleeper, between September 27 and October 24, 1918, while Denison was attending Worcester Academy. Denison's letters describe his time in the…
World War I soldiers waiting at the Bellows Falls train station, April 2, 1918.
40 members of Company M, Vermont Volunteer Militia, waiting at the Bellows Falls train station to be transported to Camp Devens, Massachusetts.
World War 1 soldiers on the march, April 2, 1918.
40 members of Company M, Vermont Volunteer Militia, marching to the Bellows Falls train station to be transported to Camp Devens, Massachusetts.
Phil S. Howes influenza diary excerpts.
Scans of excerpts from a diary kept by Montpelier resident Phil S. Howes, documenting his experiences during the 1918 influenza epidemic. Howes writes of the struggle to find medical personnel, the overwhelming of the local hospital with influenza…
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Knights of Pythias Hall
This three story structure housed the meeting room for the Knights of Pythias. The top floor was used for dances, band practice and other town…