Items · Vital Signs: The Chippewa Valley 1918 Influenza Project

Chippewa Valley Influenza Timeline

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

01/07/1919: Schools Resume with Rooms Full

Newspaper article announcing the reopening of schools in Eau Claire.

10/08/1918: Police'll Get You If You Spit on Walks; Seven "Flu" Cases in City: Board of Health Tells of Methods of Prevention and Treatment

Newspaper detailing rules and guidelines for Eau Claire citizens.

10/26/1918: Seventy Homes in Stanley Quarantined

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

10/15/1918: Advises Care in Issuance of Labor Permits

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

11/27/1918: Holiday Baskets For Aged and Ill Collected Early: Fund For Thanksgiving Extras Starts at Public Library

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

11/24/1918: Board of Health Lifts Lid to Let Out Schools, Churches, and Bottles: Theatres Remain Closed and Rule Forbidding Special Sales by Stores is Unchanged

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

11/10/1918: The "Flu" Lid

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.

12/29/1918: Flu Diminishing Here; Lid Tilted: Roller Skating, Church Affairs and Sleighride Parties Allowed

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

12/20/1918: Spanish Influenza More Deadly Than War: Said That Epidemic Cost More Lives Than American Loss In Battle. Danger Not Over. Great Care Necessary to prevent Further Outbreak

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

12/03/1918: Board of Education Proceedings, Dec. 3, 1918

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

12/10/1918: Public Schools and Model School at Normal Close Because of Flu: Dances and Social Functions Forbidden; Quarantine Rules Take Effect

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

12/07/1918: Dies of Influenza

Obituary of 14-year-old Tilden resident.

12/06/1918: School Activities in Eau Claire County: Edited By the Students of the Eau Claire County Training School

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

12/03/1918: Full Attendance Greets Normal School Opening: Graduate Nurse Added to Staff to Guard Against Influenza

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

10/10/1918: No Public Gatherings To Be Permitted Until Epidemic Peril Passes: Board of Health Order Will Become Effective Tomorrow Morning

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

Schools, Theaters and Churches Close Here to Check Influenza

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."

10/31/1918: Druggists!! Please Note Vick's Vaporub Oversold Due to Present Epidemic

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

12/20/1918: Journal Entry by James Wood

Journal entry talking about a family sick with influenza.

01/13/1919: Journal Entry by David Wood

Journal entry saying school is restarting.

10/20/1918: Journal Entry by David Wood

Journal entry detailing sick family members' activities.

11/01/1918: Busy Making Flu Masks

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

Obituary

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."

11/15/1918: Letter from Dora Schlegelmilch Barland to Agnes Barland McDaniel

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 Agnes Barland McDaniel

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."