Continued from Part I – The Flu of 1918 Shutdown Salem County Now is the time for a hospital. That is what the Salem Sunbeam pointed out as life returned to normal. The suffering and the tragedies which visited the county had demonstrated the need for a well-equipped local hospital. “We have been shown that…
Old Weather Maps
RESEARCH TIP — OLD WEATHER MAPS — 1871 to the Present — Often when I’m investigating some matter I need to know something about weather conditions on some long-ago day. This was the case when I researched the Greenwood Railroad Disaster for a presentation at the town library. On Dec 2, 1903, a day that…
Delaware Women on Juries for the First Time
Although women gained the right to vote in 1920, they had to push for equal rights when it came to jury duty. The new voting privilege did not automatically allow them to sit on juries or hold office in many places. The Baltimore Sun reported: “Merely because she may help decide who shall be elected…
Votes for Women in Salem County
Winning the right to vote alongside male counterparts didn’t come easy for New Jersey women. The 1776 New Jersey Constitution had enfranchised men and women who were worth fifty pounds. But, this brief period of inclusivity came to an end in 1807 when the Assembly passed a law limiting suffrage to white male taxpayers ((Lewis,…