Our first edition this year and hopefully off to a good start - the way we intend to carry on!
Nurse Histories.
Our second nurse history - Sister Marjorie Earley - was generally very well received by all who have made comment. The link is here.
Our third is already moving well and our fourth, which because of the rate at which we are able to research and get it all together for presentation is likely to be online in the very near future. Before the third! Being the guilty party who get's it all together, all delays are inevitably mine! I would love to be able to plead old-age, but since the new retirement age is undoubtedly to be our 70th year I am still apparently a youngster! At least in the future hospital care for the elderly will most probably be led and delivered by those who know them best, the elderly! Living history!
Missing, Stolen and Mystery Badges.
A perennial - but by no means unwelcome. Are we any good at helping? I suppose it depends upon whether you get your badge back or manage to get a replacement. But, to be modest, we have managed one or two successes - one within 24 hours of a nurse receiving (and using) our advice! Again, to be honest, in several instances we have been unsuccessful... But in all cases we will have tried our best. For this news - we have been asked to identify the badge on the right.
Our correspondent says "I am wondering if the unidentified example might be a nursing badge from one of the Edinburgh hospitals, the question is, which one? The mystery badge is hallmarked for 1915 and has “CITY PROPERTY EDINBURGH” and the number “117” engraved on the back".
Anyone who can help, and all/any suggestions are welcome and should be addressed to me at webmaster@schoolsof nursing.co.uk
We are also working on previous requests to help
find/replace missing or lost items, so if you have made such a request and
are wondering - no, you are not forgotten, as soon as we have progress I
will contact you again, but don't let that stop you asking about the state
of play.
Time, persistence and patience are essential for badge seekers, plus perhaps
a little luck. Just as an example I recently won a Scottish Assistant
Enrolled Nurse badge on ebay. I had waited and watched all around the
internet for over three years for this particular badge, had put it about
that I was looking for one, even offered money for one from a collector I
know well. All to no avail. Then suddenly one appeared on ebay and I won the
auction - for a lot less than what is a rare item (in perfect condition) is
worth.
Three years (perseverance and persistence) is rather a long wait. Winning
the auction with a relatively low bid was where the luck came in.
Missing badge? Don't give up, ever!
Member Photograph Galleries.
Accumulating, but more slowly in the last quarter. The 'National'
galleries now contain 2444 nursing/hospital badge photographs encompassing
all areas of the UK; 328 photographs (buildings/people/ephemera); and 50
photographs of nurse uniforms, both civilian and military. 3822 photographs. Have a quick
glimpse of the two latest badges:-
(Logged-in members can click images to enlarge).
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The galleries are becoming a
small on-line museum and are adding to our knowledge of nursing history quite
nicely, thanks to our contributors. It is available to anyone who cares to
register as a member - a very simple process. All is free...
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The site forum - Membership and Visitors.
In January 2007 we opened the forum for business. I new topic; 4
replies; 2 new members; and 5 unique visitors!!
The current situation is
just a
little different. At December 2010 we now have 192 topics'; and 956 posts from
257
members. Not too bad for a history site, but since this one deals with
nurses, nursing and hospitals we still have some way to go. We have that
in hand. So far we have still not sought to openly promote the site. Our
preference has always been to ensure quality and more importantly, 24/7
availability. We seem to have achieved that...
Our January 2011 visitors. 11748 (unique) visits. 35013 pages served up.
A year on year increase in visits of well over 55.32% compared with the same period
in 2009. Very nice - But then you are worth it!!.
Worldwide.. Certainly our visitors are wide ranging - from 44
countries worldwide... Australia & New Zealand and Canada are well represented
in addition to the UK and USA. There are also some more esoteric sounding
countries - China; Russia; Cayman Islands; Japan; Malaysia; plus Romania and
Spain.
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