tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post4599038589021158086..comments2023-12-06T12:56:05.531-08:00Comments on Our Oakland: Mountain View Cemetery: 1918 Flu PandemicGenehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-38323152270224751472012-03-18T11:05:08.369-07:002012-03-18T11:05:08.369-07:00I knew about the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and the...I knew about the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic and the 14th C Black Bubonic Plague in Europe, but never knew the former hit the USA and other areas of the world, too, so this post was enlightening. Hope I don't miss your post when you cover Golden Lotus Mountain. :-)Franciscahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10733111654769386624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-26028904928561962082012-03-16T18:51:45.310-07:002012-03-16T18:51:45.310-07:00Yep, Eastern Star. It's hard to see in the pho...Yep, Eastern Star. It's hard to see in the photo, but it has F A T A L around the star = Fairest Among Thousands, Altogether LovelyGenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-47041734247572122812012-03-16T18:36:06.902-07:002012-03-16T18:36:06.902-07:00I'm guessing the star is for Eastern Star, the...I'm guessing the star is for Eastern Star, the women's auxiliary to DeMolay.Oakland Daily Photohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04352365270299187377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-59918789266071018472012-03-15T21:06:51.047-07:002012-03-15T21:06:51.047-07:00So many young deaths, I agree. The 'Lamb of Go...So many young deaths, I agree. The 'Lamb of God' is a popular carving over here, too. Nearly identical.<br /><br />Over here, we have many many markers which say where the person was born, but they do not use the expression 'native of'.<br /><br />This reminds me more of our 'lawn cemeteries', Gene. However, these are nearly always in the most boring of straight lines. they are also covered in flowers (in pots and in stands. So look more of a jumble ... <br /><br />The Spanish Flu epidemic here was attributed to rats being brought in in the holds of ships. One suburb in Sydney, Millers Point down near the harbour bridge, was razed in an attempt to eradicate the cause. It eventually worked, but at great cost to the working class, poor. Isn't that always the way.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-39161453486187165222012-03-15T18:00:49.153-07:002012-03-15T18:00:49.153-07:00@Ann - I learned 'grippe' in researching t...@Ann - I learned 'grippe' in researching this, too.<br /><br />@Halcyon - As Ann noted, these are simpler than many. I don't know if it's because of tastes at the time, the flu and WWI so things were more somber, or if these are simply not as fancy as the markers of the really wealthy.Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10781731425470579255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-54659280641686541682012-03-15T16:59:08.638-07:002012-03-15T16:59:08.638-07:00The flu pandemic caused a huge number of deaths wo...The flu pandemic caused a huge number of deaths worldwide and and it's interesting seeing it being related to a cemetery like you have done in your post. An interesting selection of headstone too!Melbourne Australia Photoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495515492384987803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-41053590380422442532012-03-14T18:23:31.377-07:002012-03-14T18:23:31.377-07:00Very interesting post. I love seeing the different...Very interesting post. I love seeing the different kinds of grave markers.Halcyonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02729819462354019534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1687594767741711928.post-65853800441472943342012-03-14T17:51:12.777-07:002012-03-14T17:51:12.777-07:00I didn't know grippe was flu. Those are very &...I didn't know grippe was flu. Those are very "modern" and simple headstones for that period, the one's I've seen here are more ornate.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.com