City Life How My Grandmother Survived the Spanish Flu In this essay Paul Steinke shares his resilient grandmother’s experience during the pandemic of 1918
City Life Mütter Museum Goes Viral With New Influenza Pandemic Exhibition The Mütter Museum of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia examines the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-19 with a multimedia exhibition, walking tours, and a chorus-led parade up Broad Street. Kimberly Haas has the story
History A History Of Leadership During Philadelphia’s Epidemics Contributor Sam Dunnington examines disease outbreaks in Philadelphia and the individuals that helped the city navigate its most deadly epidemics
History Assuming Room Temperature At The City Morgue The Shadow gives us a stiff lesson on corpse storage and the history of Philadelphia’s morgues