Family donates flier announcing quarantine orders in North Brunswick from early 1900s
Family donates flier announcing quarantine orders in North Brunswick from early 1900s ×
A flier donated to the North Brunswick Historical Society mentions a quarantine order from circa 1916 due to infantile paralysis.PHOTO COURTESY OF MICHAEL HRITZ
NORTH BRUNSWICK – A flier that was recently donated to the North Brunswick Historical Society announces a quarantine in the township due to infantile paralysis circa 1916 in the New York area.
The 12-inch by 15-inch document was discovered among the papers of an elderly resident who passed away, according to Michael Hritz, director of the North Brunswick Department of Community Development and president of the North Brunswick Historical Society.