Reflections & News About Working With the Past
After influenza struck Wilmington in the autumn of 1918, concerned officials at the New Castle County Workhouse struggled to keep the county prison from becoming a hot spot. In the tight cells and confined, overcrowded spaces at Greenbank isolation or what we today call social distancing was impossible. Thus, Warden Richard F. Cross and the … Continue reading “Influenza Hit New Castle County Workhouse Hard in 1918”
As the nation struggles with the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, we have created an archive of posts about the pandemic of 1918 that stuck the Peninsula over 102 years ago. We will update the Delmarva Spanish Flu Archive has research is completed. Cecil County Faced a Pandemic in 1918 When the Spanish Flu Hit, Cecil County … Continue reading “Delmarva Spanish Flu Archive”
As the City of Wilmington marshaled its resources for the deadly struggle to alleviate suffering during the pandemic of 1918, branches of local government rendered unwavering service combating the so-called Spanish Influenza. One of the most challenged governmental operations, the ambulances, toiled under great strain. The division’s never-ending, tough work made even tougher by unprecedented … Continue reading “Wilmington Needed Ambulances When the Spanish Influenza Struck”
One hundred two years ago, a mysterious killer came calling in Salem County about the time World War I was winding down. It started in remote corners of the county, in places such as Fort Mott, as a global pandemic, the “so-called Spanish Influenza,” spread throughout New Jersey. The epidemic hit Fort Mott hard. Of … Continue reading “Salem County Shutdown During Flu Epidemic of 1918”