September 2022 – Melissa Grandt Genealogy

Book Review: Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918

The book Very, Very, Very Dreadful: The Influenza Pandemic of 1918 by Albert Marrin reads like a middle school social studies textbook: simple, but informative.

Four Weeks in Oxford, Iowa: October 1918

In the fall of 1918, the small hamlet of Oxford, Iowa numbered between 500-600 inhabitants. Typical Iowa fall activities were taking place: the school year resumed on September 3rd, Iowa Hawkeye football season had started September 28th, and crops were ready to harvest. Having lived through the COVID lockdown in 2020, it almost feels likeContinue reading “Four Weeks in Oxford, Iowa: October 1918”