Flu – Austin M. Frederick

Oshkosh Contracts “Spanish Flu” October 1918

Here are some of the headlines from the local Oshkosh Daily Northwestern newspaper on the early accounts of the "Spanish Flu" in the city.

1847 - First Milwaukee Meeting for Organized Charities Held
On this date the first meeting in Milwaukee for organized charities was held at a schoolhouse on the corner of Jefferson and Mason streets. Mrs. William Pitt Lynde presided over the assembled group, which resolved to form a benevolent society to benefit the poor and destitute. The society was maintained by subscriptions and donations, and promoted philanthop […]
1862 - (Civil War) The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry Leaves Oshkosh for the front
The 32nd Wisconsin Infantry left for the war from Camp Bargg in Oshkosh. It went to Memphis, Tennessee, then moved through Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Virginia and Washington D.C. It would fight in the Siege of Atlanta, Sherman's March to the Sea, the Battle of Bentonville and the surrender of the Confederate army. It would […]
1877 - George John Schneider Born
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