Delmarva Pandemic of 1918 Archive

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 History on Facebook, March 20, 2020

Cecil Grappled with the Spanish Influenza of 1918, Window on Cecil County’s Past, March 20, 2020

Delaware Hospitals Overwhelmed during Pandemic of 1918 – Mike’s History Blog

Delmarva’s Telephone Operators Were Essential Workers in 1918, April 19, 2020

Not the First Time Cecil County Was Shut Down, Window on Cecil County’s Past, March 26, 2020

Nurse Ethel Tammany died Fighting the Spanish Flu in Wilmington

Quarterly Newsletter of the Salem County Historical Society Publishes Article on Spanish Flu in South Jersey County, Mike’s History Blog, Summer 2019

Public Health Officer Led County’s Fight Against the Spanish Flu. Window on Cecil County’s Past, April 6, 2020

Salem County Shutdown During Flu Epidemic of 1918, Mike’ History Blog, Feb. 29, 2020

Spanish Flu of 1918 Shutdown Cecil County, Window on Cecil County’s Past, March 9, 2020

When Death Came Calling Salem County Needed a Hospital, Mike’s History Blog., Feb. 28, 2020

Wilmington Needed Ambulances When the Spanish Influenza Struck, April 26, 2020

Wilmington Nurses Paid a Heavy Price Fighting the Pandemic of 1918, April 24, 2020

Women Were the Caregivers During the Spanish Flu Pandemic of 1918, Window on Cecil County’s Past, March 29, 2020