More Than One Hundred Years of Beer!
Riza Brown, Curator Riza Brown, Curator

More Than One Hundred Years of Beer!

It started in 1903, when the John Zunner Health Beer Company (also known as the Consumers Brewery) and was founded by John Zunner of Hartford. The brewery, erected on Belden Street,  was only in operation for fourteen months, during which time lager, ale and porter were all brewed...

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The Influenza Pandemic of 1918: Spanish Flu in New Britain
Riza Brown, Curator Riza Brown, Curator

The Influenza Pandemic of 1918: Spanish Flu in New Britain

As we enter into the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the words ‘unprecedented times’ ringing in our ears, it’s easy to feel as though we’ve never gone through anything like this before. However, just over one hundred years ago, we did: the influenza pandemic of 1918, or the Spanish Flu pandemic swept across the globe, leaving devastation in its wake...

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