{"id":681,"date":"2020-12-04T12:01:27","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T18:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/?p=681"},"modified":"2020-12-09T15:32:18","modified_gmt":"2020-12-09T21:32:18","slug":"the-spanish-flu-in-brandon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/index.php\/2020\/12\/04\/the-spanish-flu-in-brandon\/","title":{"rendered":"The Spanish Flu in Brandon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>&#8220;Autumn 1918 in Brandon was not an easy ride.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>WWI wouldn&#8217;t end until November 11th. Prohibition was into its third year. The city was also struggling financially and Mayor Cater was desperately allocating funding to keep necessary services afloat.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Then the &#8216;Spanish Flu&#8217; arrived.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Follow along with us as we give day-to-day updates of this past pandemic in the Wheat City.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-685\" src=\"http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33-960x960.png 960w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33-720x720.png 720w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/33.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/> \u00a0<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-687\" src=\"http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24-300x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24-300x300.png 300w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24-960x960.png 960w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24-768x768.png 768w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24-720x720.png 720w, http:\/\/brandongeneralmuseum.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/24.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over the fall months we followed the 1918 Spanish Flu as it unfolded in the city of Brandon. Updates published in the Brandon Sun newspaper in 1918 were posted over our social media on their corresponding dates in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>The research for this project will be put into a final presentation in the future. We thank everyone for the support and comments throughout this series.<\/p>\n<p>Remember to stay safe and be kind.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Social Media links to view the project:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/media\/set\/?vanity=brandongeneralmuseum&amp;set=a.3522109807836653\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook Album Collection &#8211; Spanish Flu in Brandon<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/explore\/tags\/spanishflubdn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram Tag &#8211; #SpanishFluBDN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SpanishFluBDN?src=hashtag_click\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter Tag &#8211; #SpanishFluBDN<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Project featured on CBC and in the Brandon Sun:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brandonsun.com\/local\/Museum-shares-stories-from-1918-pandemic-572945221.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Sun, &#8220;Museum Shares Stories from 1918 Pandemic&#8221; by Emily Klatt<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/manitoba\/brandon-mb-spanish-influenza-covid-19-halloween-1.5783417?cmp=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBC News, &#8220;&#8216;Halloween parties banned&#8217;: 1st wave of Spanish Flu in 1918 looked a lot like today, says Brandon historian&#8221; by Riley Laychuk<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Autumn 1918 in Brandon was not an easy ride. WWI wouldn&#8217;t end until November 11th. Prohibition was into its third year. The city was also struggling financially and Mayor Cater was desperately allocating funding to keep necessary services afloat. Then the &#8216;Spanish Flu&#8217; arrived. 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