Set for next week at Lake Michigan College is a presentation on pandemics throughout history. History instructors Christopher Paine, Tim Moore, and Kristen Robinson will each cover a different pandemic. Paine tells WSJM News given the events of the last year or so, the discussion ought to be interesting.
“We’re figuring that it’s a good way to get everybody maybe a little more interested in history, and as historians, we’re always looking for a way to get people to realize that the past is more relevant to the present than you might usually think,” Paine said.
Moore will talk about the flu of 1918, Robinson will talk about the black death, and Paine will discuss the yellow fever outbreak in 1793 Philadelphia. Each presentation will be about 15 minutes, and then there will be time for questions from the audience. In true pandemic style, this will be a virtual presentation all on Zoom. It’ll start at 10 a.m. Wednesday. Everyone’s invited, and we have a link to take part at WSJM.com.
