Timeline of flu related events during the 1918 pandemic in the Chippewa Valley.

Newspaper article announcing the reopening of schools in Eau Claire.

Newspaper detailing rules and guidelines for Eau Claire citizens.

News article describing the number of quarantines, cases, and deaths in Stanley, Wi.

Article in local newspaper detailing the concerns of issuing labor permits to children while schools were closed.

Article describing how local school locations would be used to collect baskets to aid families sick with influenza.

Newspaper article detailing the changes on the gathering ban in Eau Claire.

An op-ed published in the Eau Claire Leader in which the writer gives their opinions on the closing of spaces in Eau Claire due to the epidemic.

An article explaining that cases of influenza had gone down and some of the bans on gatherings had been lifted as a result.

Newspaper article comparing the death toll for Americans of World War I and the influenza epidemic and further explaining precautions to take.

Newspaper article reporting the proceedings from the December 3rd meeting of the Board of Education.

Newspaper article discussing the closing of certain schools and detailing further measures enacted by the Board of Health.

Obituary of 14-year-old Tilden resident.

Newspaper article discusses the re-opening of the county training school and the rules affecting the schools still closed.

Article discussing the re-opening of the Eau Claire Normal School after nine weeks' closure.

Newspaper article announcing the restrictions on gatherings and the closure of various entities throughout Eau Claire

Banner notice from front page of The Eau Claire Leader reading: "Schools, Theaters and Churches Close Here to Check Influenza." For subsequent article following banner, see item entitled "No Public Gatherings To Be Permitted Until Epidemic Peril Passes."

Advertisement in newspaper warning retailers of oversold stock of Vick's VapoRub due to influenza epidemic.

Journal entry talking about a family sick with influenza.

Journal entry saying school is restarting.

Journal entry detailing sick family members' activities.

Newspaper article about the Red Cross in Eau Claire making masks to protect from influenza.

Newspaper article listing obituaries for Eau Claire. Relevant entry reads: Mrs. William Hall. Mrs. Wm. Hall died yesterday in Detroit of pneumonia following influenza. She had lived in Eau Claire up to two months ago. Shea leaves a husband and child. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Schneider, and brother Arthur, live at Chippewa Falls; a brother Charles at Milwaukee; a sister, Mrs. R. E. Smith at Eau Claire. The funeral will be at the Lenmark undertaking parlors, 2 p.m. Saturday."

Letter from Dora Schlegelmilch Barland to daughter, Agnes Barland McDaniel. Dora writes about the death of a former employee's wife from influenza.

Letter from Dora Schlegelmilch Barland to her daughter, Agnes Barland McDaniel. Relevant text reads: "Aunt Maggie has been very sick but is slowly recovering, had grip."

Newspaper article detailing the number of quaratines and cases in Eau Claire and talks about the making and wearing of masks.

Eau Claire county nurse's report detailing the number of schools visited, children inspected, and number of cases of various illnesses.

Journal entry talking about the closing of schools from influenza.

Newspaper article detailing the cooperation of Stanley, Wi in fighting off the influenza epidemic there.

Letter from Dora Schlegelmilch Barland to daughter, Agnes Barland McDaniel in which Dora mentions the closure of schools.

Newspaper article saying that teachers would not receive paychecks while schools were closed due to the epidemic of influenza.

Article discussing the spread of the flu in countries across America. Last paragraph praises state health board for shutting down to combat epidemic.

Newspaper article saying city of Menomonie will cease its ban on gatherings.

Excerpts from Dr. Roy Mitchell's patient register from July 1918 - February 1919. Patient names are redacted. The register provides evidence of the influenza's impact in Eau Claire, Wis. during the fall of 1918.

A ca. 1943 History of the Visiting Nurse Association, Eau Claire, Wis. The document includes a detailed timeline of the organization which includes highlights from each year. Of particular note is the information regarding the increase in work during the pandemic.

Select items from the records of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Board of Health records from 1919. These items may include meeting minutes, correspondence, and other materials related to the 1918 influenza pandemic. Of note is a report present among these materials which details the actions of the Board of Health in October, November, and December 1918 alongside statistics regarding deaths and cases reported.

Select items from the records of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Board of Health records from December1918. These items may include meeting minutes, correspondence, and other materials related to the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Select items from the records of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Board of Health records from November 1918. These items may include meeting minutes, correspondence, and other materials related to the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Select items from the records of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Board of Health records from October 1918. These items may include meeting minutes, correspondence, and other materials related to the 1918 influenza pandemic.

Select items from the records of the Eau Claire, Wisconsin Board of Health records from September 1918. These items may include meeting minutes, correspondence, and other materials related to the 1918 influenza pandemic.

A telegram, dated October 10, 1918, from the Wisconsin State Health Officer detailing an advisory order from the Surgeon General in response to the influenza epidemic.

A primary source analysis worksheet designed for use with the Vital Signs digital humanities project. This worksheet guides participants through an observe, understand, and connect framework for analyzing primary source materials connected with this project.

January 25th Journal Entry by Ralph Wood

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January 19th Journal Entry by Ralph Wood

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January 17th Journal Entry by Ralph Wood

January 16th Journal Entry by Ralph Wood

Cartoon and short poem depicting the members of the Board of Health smiling and happy when the flu is gone, and sad when during the pandemic.

Letter of Condolence to Nina Nelson from A. Johnson

Letter of Condolence to Nina Nelson from A. Johnson

Letter of Condolence to Sophia Nelson from a loved one, signed Gertrude, expressing sorrow for the death of Sophia's sister Mildred.

Letter of Condolence to Sophia Nelson from Sophia's cousin Anna Holmstrom, after the death of Mildred Nelson.

Letter of Condolence to Sophia Nelson, over the loss of her sister Mildred, from a cousin, signed Ingri.

Letter of condolence from Gertrude Lindquist to the family of Mildred Nelson.

Letter of Condolence to Nina Nelson from A. Johnson hoping to cheer up the grieving sister of Mildred Nelson.

Letter of Condolence to Peter Nelson from D. Lockerby expressing sorrow for the family's loss.

Card from Victoria Anderson to Nina Nelson expressing condolences for the death of her sister Mildred.

Letter from Katherine Cosgrove to Sophia Nelson and family, expressing sorrow for the loss of the Midred Nelson to influenza.

Portrait of Mildred Nelson, an Eau Claire teen who dies of influenza in the winter of 1918.

Board of Health Guidelines for minimizing influenza spread throughout the city.

Advice for curbing influenza, updated statistics on the state of infections in Eau Claire.

Church services resumed at Mt. Hope Church on Sunday afternoons due to lack of influenza in the area.

Updated information on the state of public spaces in Chippewa Falls. Policy for business practices to prevent infection.

Reporting the first day with no new flu infections in three months, thanks to the efforts of the Board of Health, the Woman's Club, and the Red Cross.

A poem about the issues and struggles of dealing with an outbreak of influenza.

Reporting the death of a soldier from Eau Claire who died of influenza at an army camp.

Regulations in place locally to prevent the spread of influenza.

Obituary for a young Eau Claire woman who died from influenza.

Story that attests to the effectiveness of masks and sanitary practices in the workplace.

Bayer advertisement claiming to lessen the pain of la grippe.

Advertisement claiming that Chippewa Springs Mineral Mud Baths can heal influenza among other ailments.

Ad for Dr. King's New Discovery, warning readers of high risk for illness and influenza, recommending the product to heal and prevent suffering.

Advertisement for another cold remedy, claiming to curb the flu. Dr. King's New Discovery claims that a 50-year record of sales claims that choosing Dr. King's is a simple choice.

Advertisement claiming that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery rejuvinates and protects the kidneys from the after effects of flu. The as shows a man in extreme discomfort due to influenza.

Advertisement claiming that Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery eases the aches and pains of influenza.

Advertisement details the harmful after-effects of influenza, and claims that the body is strengthened by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills.

Advertisement for throat-coating Hamlin's Wizard Oil, claiming to protect from grippe-causing germs.

Advertising Hill's influenza remedy, claiming to heal and prevent grippe.

Advertisement for the nutritious properties of Horlick's, claiming to help with influenza.

Kondon's Catarrhal Jelly advertisement, aims to prevent and sooth influenza symptems or your money back.

Ad claiming that the bright illumination from Wisconsin-Minnesota Light and Power Company light bulbs betters the experience of staying home during the pandemic.

An image published alongside the headline "Spread of Spanish Influenza Menaces our War Production; U. S. Public Health Services Begins Nation-wide Health Campaign" appearing on page 3 of the Saturday, October 12, 1918 edition of the "Eau Claire Leader" newspaper.

Menthozene Claims to be a solution to Influenza.

Advertisement for Pape's Cold Compound, claiming to heal those suffering with influenza.

Advertising the kidney-healing properties slovax, lessening the aftereffects of influenza.

Advertisement from Anderson's Boot Shop promoting an upcoming sale to garner sales to recover from a loss of business during the pandemic.

A newspaper advertisement from National Groceries and Markets advertising an order by phone option to help fight the "flu."