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On 100th anniversary, a look at the flu epidemic in Medfield

Join us...Monday, 11/5 Medfield Historical Society presents Linda Morse - How Medfield was impacted by the deadly Spanish flu epidemic...

The following provided by David Temple, President, Medfield Historical Society.

On 100th anniversary, a look at the flu epidemic in Medfield

At the Monday, Nov. 5, Medfield Historical Society meeting, Linda Morse will talk about how Medfield was impacted by the deadly Spanish flu epidemic that killed an estimated 50 million people worldwide.

The 7:30 pm meeting is free and open to the public at the old meetinghouse, aka First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 26 North Street.

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Linda grew up in Medfield and now teaches several history and other courses at Foxborough Regional Charter High School. She also edits the New England Journal of History.

It happens that 2018 is also the centennial of other significant events – the end of the Great War (as it was known before Hitler plunged Europe into World War II)…and, thanks to Babe Ruth, the last World Series win for the Red Sox before an 86-year drought.

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