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The New York Times business section writer David Segal examines the question of why the victims of the 1918 influenza pandemic have not been memorialized. He begins his story by describing a memorial that Brian Zecchinelli and his wife, Karen,…

Brief article giving details about the 1918 influenza epidemic in Barre, in particular its effect on the granite workers, published in Barre Life (Spring 1998)

Excerpts from the diary of Barre resident Lena M. Smith, describing family life in Barre, Vermont, during the influenza epidemic of 1918. Smith's daughter, Marjorie, fell ill with the influenza. The diary displays five years on one page. The 1918…

Photograph of a monument erected to commemorate Giuseppe (also known as Joseph) Bielli, a stonecutter from Barre, Vermont, who died of influenza on October 13, 1918, age 32. The stone, which is carved as a tree stump, symbolizes life cut short or…

Photograph of a monument erected to commemorate Michael Angelo Dalla Bernardina, a stonecutter from Barre, Vermont, who died of influenza on October 7, 1918, age 42. The stone is carved as a portrait of Dalla Bernardina, and is in Hope Cemetery,…

Excerpts from the diary of Barre resident Carrie E. Brooks (1855-1944), describing deaths, and illnesses, as well as her activities helping the Red Cross. The diary displays five years on one page. The 1918 entries are second from the bottom. Also…