JOURNAL ARTICLE

Quarantine on H Street: A Seven-Year-Old Survives Eureka's 1928 Polio Epidemic.

  • Published In: Humboldt Historian, 2026, v. 74, n. 1. P. 20 1 of 3

  • Database: America: History and Life with Full Text 2 of 3

  • Authored By: Forsyth, Suzanne 3 of 3

Abstract

The article recounts Jeanne Knudsen Brown's childhood memories in Eureka, including her family life and experience during the polio epidemic of the 1920s. Topics include her upbringing within the Scandinavian immigrant community in Humboldt County, the impact of the polio outbreak that led to her quarantine at age seven, and personal family stories that reflect everyday life in early twentieth-century Eureka.

Additional Information

  • Source:Humboldt Historian. 2026/03, Vol. 74, Issue 1, p20
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:History
  • Publication Date:2026
  • ISSN:1094-9879
  • Accession Number:192132798

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