Our lives have all been drastically changed by the COVID-19, or Coronavirus, pandemic sweeping the globe. We here at "Stories from the Pennsylvania Wilds" are changing with the times to bring you a special run of episodes focusing on the science, history, and philosophy of pandemics.

In this episode, Jeffrey and Marc discuss the differences between the Pennsylvania Wilds and the major cities of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh and Philadelphia) during the Spanish Flu of 1918. They also welcome Lou Bernard, Librarian at the Ross Library in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania to talk about the response to the Spanish Flu in the east-central PA Wilds. Of course, as comparisons between COVID-19 and the Spanish Flu of 1918 are common place in society today, all three will point to the historical parallels.

Credits, we wish to thank for:

Technical assistance and editing: Matt Albright- Communications Department, Clarion University of Pennsylvania

Interview: Lou Bernard - Librarian, Ross Library, Lock Haven, Pennsylvania.

Music: "Michigan Greens" by Dan Lebowitz; “No Rights Reserved” https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

"History Instr." (feat. Colin Mutchler, Minus Kelvin). Available at http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/awkwardsilence/1473 under a Creative Commons NonCommercial Sampling Plus 1.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/nc-sampling+/1.0/)

Coronavirus Special Edition: Episode 3 - 1918 Spanish Flu

Stories from the Pennsylvania WildsBy Clarion University - Dr. Jeffrey M Diamond & Dr. SankoAug 24, 2020