September Summer Talk: Broken Columns The Impact of the 1918 Spanish Flu – How a global pandemic reshaped lives, communities, and memory
Using information from his 2023 book Broken Columns: The Spanish Flu Dead of Rural South Perthshire, Andrew will explore the devastating impact of the influenza pandemic of 1918-19 on communities across Strathearn and beyond. Through personal stories, local records and contemporary accounts, he will examine how the outbreak transformed everyday life, caused profound loss, and […]
