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“Don’t Congregate” – Police enforced social distancing in Mt. Carmel in 1918

The full force of the law was used in Mount Carmel to enforce social distancing during 1918 influenza pandemic.

Wynning History is seeking your family's story about the impact of the 1918 influenza pandemic.

In early October 1918, pandemic influenza descended on Schuylkill County and left thousands dead.

The writers at the "Pottsville Republican" struggled to find words for the horrific death toll of Spanish flu in October 1918.

A scene from the film mirrors the experience of a Coal Region doctor who served with the British in WWI.

Private James J. Dee experienced the horror of the First World War and wrote home to his family about the experience.

A modern walk to the places that saw the worst of the suffering during the 1918 Spanish Flu outbreak.

Influenza swept through the Hensel family of Sheridan, Pennsylvania in October 1918, leaving three dead and lives changed forever.

In the early morning hours of November 11, 1918, the mining towns of Williams Valley erupted with joy.

"Sorrow and woe stalk almost unceasingly in our midst," wrote the Pottsville Republican in October 1918.