Richmond History
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Women’s Fight for Equal Rights: The Last 100 Years
August 18th, 2020 marked the 100 year anniversary of the 19th Amendment (Women’s right to vote)! To celebrate this centennial, the Richmond Museum of History & Culture staff have compiled […]
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An Exploration of Our History Documentary Photo & Video Exhibit
By Doug Harris RMHC is proud to support award-winning filmmaker Doug Harris and his documentary exhibit about the Exploration of Our History. The Documentary Photo Exhibit is comprised of 86 […]
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Richmond & the Spanish Flu – October 22, 1918
October 22nd, 1918 marked three deaths and 263 new cases of Spanish Influenza in the city of Richmond within the span of 24 hours. Richmond‘s determined health commissioner, Dr. Charles […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
