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The 1918 Influenza Epidemic in Prince George: Learning Resource

A primary source analysis teaching resource about the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic in the Prince George area

1918 Influenza Epidemic in Prince George Learning Resource

The 1918 Influenza Epidemic in Prince George

This learning resource emphasizes primary source analysis utilizing resources from UNBC's Northern BC Archives & Special Collections and beyond on the subject of the 1918 Spanish influenza epidemic in Prince George and the area that now makes up the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George.

Resources in this guide include:

  • A timeline of the epidemic, as it impacted the Prince George area
  • A compiled list of the epidemic deaths in the Prince George area
  • A primary source analyses and excerpts from:
    • The Corless Funeral Ledger
    • The Prince George Citizen newspaper
    • Prince George City Council minutes
    • Historical photographs
  • Secondary sources regarding the epidemic in Northern BC--and in British Columbia and Canada more generally
  • Indigenous perspectives of the 1918 epidemic using primary and secondary sources
  • Discussion questions and class activities

Begin by selecting the tabs to the left.

1918 Flu Epidemic Teachers Kit - PDF version