Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020 7:27 AM
Grey Roots Museum and Archives latest exhibit brings visitors back to 1918 and the time of the Spanish Flu.
Today’s COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made some people curious about the widespread illness the gripped the world over 100 years ago and this new mini-exhibit: Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, explores the devastating impact of the 1918 global pandemic on citizens of Grey County.
Grey Roots’ Stephanie McMullen says, “In the exhibit itself you’ll see some pictures of people and places in Grey County that were impacted by Spanish Flu. You’ll also see some of the home remedies that people tried. There was no treatment for Spanish Flu but of course it’s so contagious and it’s so deadly that when people start becoming sick with a respiratory illness of any description, they are desperately grabbing whatever promises to bring relief and to bring a cure.”
Last Updated: Dec 19, 2020 7:27 AM
Grey Roots Museum and Archives latest exhibit brings visitors back to 1918 and the time of the Spanish Flu.
Today’s COVID-19 pandemic has certainly made some people curious about the widespread illness the gripped the world over 100 years ago and this new mini-exhibit: Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases, explores the devastating impact of the 1918 global pandemic on citizens of Grey County.
Grey Roots’ Stephanie McMullen says, “In the exhibit itself you’ll see some pictures of people and places in Grey County that were impacted by Spanish Flu. You’ll also see some of the home remedies that people tried. There was no treatment for Spanish Flu but of course it’s so contagious and it’s so deadly that when people start becoming sick with a respiratory illness of any description, they are desperately grabbing whatever promises to bring relief and to bring a cure.”