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VNA Annual Report 1919

February 6, 2025February 6, 2025 by Editorial Staff 1 Comment

A prior posting detailed the efforts of the Visiting Nurse Association (VNA) of Somerset Hills to set up an emergency hospital in Bernardsville during the Influenza Epidemic of 1918-19. The full VNA Annual Report for 1919 is now available (click HERE) in the THSSH Online Archives. The report lists hundreds of names, including officers, trustees,

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Bernardsville’s Emergency Flu Hospital 1918

January 24, 2025April 10, 2025 by Grant Wagner 3 Comments

In 1918 with World War I raging in Europe, the world suddenly faced a global influenza outbreak. New Jersey and the Somerset Hills were soon impacted and hospitals in Morristown and Somerville were crowded with seriously ill patients. Local organizations needed to step up to meet the public health emergency. In the Somerset Hills, the

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