Announcements
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Dr. Charles R. Blake & the Spanish Flu
Richmond & the Spanish Flu Dr. Charles Robert Blake (September 9, 1869 – December 27, 1944) was the public health officer in charge when the Spanish Flu swept through the City of Richmond in 1918-1919. The museum archives holds the secrets about how our community emerged stronger from past epidemics. Charles Robert Blake was born…
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Richmond & the Spanish Flu – October 21, 1918
The Spanish Flu raged through the United States approximately one hundred years ago. Like all small towns in the United States, daily life in the City of Richmond was deeply impacted by the epidemic. We found these three articles in the museum archives from the Richmond Daily Independent dated October 21, 1918. Just like COVID…
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Introducing Richmond & the Spanish Flu – (1918-1919)
The Spanish Flu raged through the United States approximately one hundred years ago. The country had just entered World War I and the first cases of Spanish Flu were reported at military camps in Spring 1918. Spanish Flu Timeline from the Center for Disease Control We dug deep into our archives to learn more about…
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Opening Reception -“Between Two Worlds: Untold Stories of Lao Refugees”
Opening Reception Between Two Worlds: Untold Stories of Lao Refugees Sunday March 1, 2020 at the Richmond Museum of History & Culture On Sunday, March 1, 2020, the Richmond Museum of History & Culture collaborated with the Center for Lao Studies of the traveling exhibit,? ?Between Two Worlds:…
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Honoring Sgt. John Cortez (1923-1944)
Remembering Sgt. John Cortez on Dia de Muertos & Veterans Day The Museum is honoring former Richmond resident Sgt. John Cisneros Cortez this year for Dia de Muertos and Veterans Day. We chose to honor John because he is one of a handful of Mexican Americans from Richmond that served in World War II. Over…
