Museum reopening with 1918 Spanish flu pandemic exhibit
First visitors welcomed back next week after seven-month closure
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IF YOU GO
What: The Spanish Flu of 1918: A Pandemic’s Local Legacy exhibit
Where: Litchfield Park Historical Society Museum, 13912 W. Camelback Road
When: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Wednesdays
Admission: Free, but donations are accepted; call 623-535-4414 or email office@lphsmuseum.org in advance to ensure safe distancing
More information: Learn more about the historical society, its projects and programs at litchfieldheritagecenter.com. To learn more about the 1918 pandemic, visit cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/1918-pandemic-h1n1.html to find a comprehensive history of the outbreak, a historical image gallery, information on other pandemics and more.
The Litchfield Park Historical Society Museum on the grounds of the former Paul W. Litchfield estate will reopen with limited hours Wednesday, Oct. 21, for those who want to see its 1918 Spanish flu pandemic and other exhibits.
Admission is free, but visitors are asked call 623-535-4414 or email office@lphsmuseum.org in advance so museum staff can ensure safe distancing in compliance with COVID-19 safety requirements.
The Spanish flu exhibit features images, newspaper clippings and artifacts that tell the story of how the deadly 1918 pandemic impacted the Southwest Valley.
Other displays include Southwest Cotton Co. and Goodyear Farms, life in Litchfield Park from 1917 to 1959 when it was a Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. company town, medicine in Litchfield Park and Stagecoach to Spacecraft, which tells the story of Avondale and Goodyear.
The museum, housed in the historic building known as “Aunt Mary’s House,” is at 13912 W. Camelback Road. It closed to the public in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Docents will be on hand to greet visitors, answer questions and show them around the facility from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesdays.
Kelly O’Sullivan is a longtime journalist who joined Independent Newsmedia in January 2020, after returning to the Valley from Twentynine Palms, California, where she worked for eight years as a communications specialist for the U.S. Marine Corps. When she’s not covering stories of interest to Litchfield Park, Goodyear and other Southwest Valley residents, she stays busy rediscovering Arizona and photographing its spectacular landscapes and wildlife.
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