In 1918 church registers, traces of another pandemic emerge
This article, published August 5, 2020 by Episcopal News Service, includes a section about Holy Spirit Episcopal Church and our history during the 1918-19 pandemic as well as our response to the Covid-19 pandemic.
In 1918 church registers, traces of another pandemic emerge
Records from the devastating flu pandemic hint at now-lost stories
[Episcopal News Service] As the coronavirus began its spread in the United States in the spring, Episcopal clergy and parish historians began searching weekly service registers and records of baptisms, marriages and burials for clues about the 1918 flu pandemic’s impact on their congregations and parallels with COVID-19.
In some places, records showed an uptick in burials – one after another for days. Some show notations of canceled worship services, and many people have found inklings of stories about which they wish they knew more. Continue reading here.