The COVID pandemic now and the flu pandemic over one hundred years ago have quite a few similarities. If the people who experienced the events in 1918 were walking the streets today, or visa versa, similarities would definitely be noticed. Franklin County Historical Society Executive Director, Diana Staresinic-Deane:
Businesses and hospitals also faced staff shortages, many closed and the policies put in place by local, state and Federal governments were met with skepticism and protests.
