'Brandon is going to LIVE' -- a 1918 pandemic Christmas
'Brandon is going to LIVE' -- a 1918 pandemic Christmas By: Colin Slark Advertisement One hundred and two years ago, the people of Brandon had to deal with a familiar problem: getting ready for Christmas in the middle of a global pandemic. Though the circumstances weren’t the same as during the current COVID-19 pandemic, the Spanish Flu saw Brandonites have to come to grips with keeping things clean, dealing with gathering bans and following public health orders. ABOVE: Brandon’s schools were closed from mid-October 1918 to Dec. 30 o...
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