During this pandemic, listen to the experts in public health. But also take the opportunity to document this historical moment for future generations.
Living History – The COVID-19 Pandemic

During this pandemic, listen to the experts in public health. But also take the opportunity to document this historical moment for future generations.
As influenza killed hundreds in Schuylkill County in 1918, volunteers stepped up to save lives.
Wynning History is seeking your family's story about the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic.
The writers at the "Pottsville Republican" struggled to find words for the horrific death toll of Spanish flu in October 1918.
Olga Khazan's January 2020 article highlights how depression, economic peril, and stress ushered in the opioid crisis in Northeastern PA.
A scene from the film mirrors the experience of a Coal Region doctor who served with the British in WWI.
Captain Edwin L. Severn lost his right arm at the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House on May 10, 1864.
Undertakers in Harrisburg found their morgues full of flu victims in October 1918 with no way to give them proper burials.