June 24, 2026
Tag: Flu 1918
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The Lost Summer with Sandra Cobb
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In the early spring of 1950 signs like this one started to appear in the front windows or on the front doors of homes across America. This one from Connecticut and ones like it appeared as warnings that a quarantine was in affect designed to prevent the spread of polio. Postcard History’s guest contributor, Sandy…
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March 21, 2021 5 Comments
James Garfield’s term in office was a short 199 days. Presidential historians debate what could have been if an assassin’s bullet had not ended what was expected to be a bright future led by the new president from Ohio. Garfield’s home, Lawnfield tells part of his story.