1918 Flu Pandemic: A Focus On Massachusetts

Saturday, October 2711:00 AM—1:00 PMMeeting RoomTewksbury Public Library300 Chandler Street, Tewksbury, MA, 01876

The Public Health Museum has organized three presentations on the 1918 Flu Pandemic in Massachusetts.

  • 11:10am -- What Is Influenza? What Is Pandemic Influenza? What Was The 1918 Pandemic? Presented by Al DeMaria, MD, Massachusetts Department of Public Health
  • 11:30am -- 10,000 Grip Cases In Lynn: Nurses Needed! Presented by Barbara Poremba, EdD, MPH, MS, RNCS, Professor Emeritus of Nursing, Salem State University & Adult Nurse Practitioner
  • 12:15pm -- Exploration of the Multi-Faceted Ways the 1918 Flu Pandemic Impacted Families, Sometimes For Generations. Presented by Lori Lyn, MAS, MLA, Independent Scholar 

Register for this event with the Public Health Museum's Eventbrite page HERE. A lunch (1:15pm) and Museum Annual Meeting (1:45pm) will then place back at the Museum (365 East Street). Register for the free lunch and meeting HERE.

No Registration Required