Pandemic

Time FLU By: Quarantined in Greeley & Weld County at Home, In Jail, In Pullman Cars and In Sororities

Time FLU By: Quarantined in Greeley & Weld County at Home, In Jail, In Pullman Cars and In Sororities

As COVID-19 remains in the crosshairs of politics, the economy, and our personal lives, the Stay at Home and Safer at Home mandates are all too familiar. In the case of infectious diseases, these same restrictions applied in the 19th and 20th centuries, but were simply called “Quarantine.” Let’s take a peek at quarantine rules and enforcement in Greeley and Weld County in the “olden days.”

A Cautionary Tale ~ Part 1

A Cautionary Tale ~ Part 1

As the coronavirus pandemic continues in its unrelenting strangle-hold on people’s lives, from the confines and comforts of home, I recalled a program I researched and presented years ago about the Spanish influenza epidemic in Greeley and Weld County.