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.
Lest We Forget: Remembering New Britain’s Servicemen and Women
New Britain's manufacturing community contributed much more to America's armed conflicts than just equipment and uniforms made here in our factories: thousands of men and women from New Britain served in the armed forces. This year, we remember those who served with just some of their faces, taken from our digital archive. These do not represent every New Britain veteran, and we thank all of them, pictured or not, for their dedication and sacrifice.