The 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic, as told in the Archives

Bishop Rondthaler in his study

Transcribed in our Archives and the subject of a three-part series on our Facebook page, the diaries of Bishop Edward Rondthaler (1842-1931) give a fascinating glimpse at the three-months an earlier pandemic held sway over the community. Follow the story here.


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