New. Our original researcher Sue B is back - hopefully for a long time! We have three new articles in preparation. Two from Sue and one from myself, though not necessarily in the order below:-
1. Badge manufacturers and their Maker Marks.
2. Matron Ann Braddick - . Military Nurse/Hospital Matron - QA/Bristol Southmead Hospital/Matron St John's Hospital, Towbridge, Wilts. 3. Sister Mary Jefferys - a PCANSER nurse history.
The Nursing badges public gallery - "When our website was first envisaged
(we actually opened November 2007) one of our esteemed members, ('eric')
suggested that our photograph galleries,
then private,
could
be made public"... our current update is right here.
We are currently adding the reverse images of each badge. A vast
undertaking which is progressing slowly. You need only point your cursor at a particular badge to
see if a reverse has been added.
We now have 3 galleries which are open to the public
without login:-
1. Eric's Gallery - The original and much neglected gallery still awaiting
update.
CLICK
LINK...
2. Peter's 'backman' gallery - fifty (50) pages of 24 badges per page and
1250 pages - (2400 photographs).
CLICK
LINK...
3. Mike's 'myk1066' - at the first (published) page of 20 badges - with
another 91 pages in progress.
CLICK
LINK...
(*Temporarily - You may need to use your browser 'back' button to get back
here).
Much detail is being added. Last time I said 'Individual hospital/school locations
have been (and are still being) added; badge shapes; materials used; badge
weights; type of fixings; central design (picture) ; inscriptions on the
rear (nurse names/dates/maker marks/hallmarks where applicable); designer/s;
manufacturers; number made; and dates first awarded are all salient points
in our quest being addressed'. Reverse sides being added to each badge
wherever we have the photographs.
In short, everyone who has agreed to our publishing a public gallery will have one - using their own photographs wherever possible. We must surely have a copy of almost every UK nursing/hospital badge ever produced.
Click a badge photograph to see the single page! The links can take you back and forward - a page at a time (24 badges per page) - for all 1250 pages if you like. Or go to the 'Gallery Start" page at the bottom of any individual badge to get back to the numbered 24 badge page. Sound complicated but you will quickly get the hang of it - promise!
Email
messages - Training Transcripts - Qualified Nurses.
In our experience it has not been possible
for nurses seeking transcripts from schools which no longer exist to
obtain copies. However, we can offer a couple of links which may
help in your search, *But please note: We simply cannot
respond to transcript requests individually:-
Member Photograph
Galleries.
Still accumulating, albeit now more slowly. The
'National' galleries now contain 4603 nursing/hospital badge photographs
encompassing all areas of the UK; 581 photographs
(buildings/people/ephemera); and 151 photographs (nurse uniforms), both
civilian and military. Will we achieve 6000 by the end of 2017? It is
possible, we continue to make solid progress and will perhaps achieve the
largest collection in the UK if we are not already there....
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We are now at 5603 - 6000 now seems
a definite possibility. We are well on the way and just maybe, we will
see another magic number very shortly, thanks to our many contributors.
And it is not just a matter of quantity but rather a combination of
quantity and quality. The quality of additions made to the site - both
in the way of photographs and contributions to our forum has created an
irreplaceable contribution to nursing history. We can now claim to have a mini photographic museum here at schoolsofnursing. Sincere, heartfelt, thanks...
But the
photographs are not our be all/end all. Our online articles (41) are
gaining too, to say nothing of our nursing histories and news pages.
There is a great deal of research involved. Someone's time. Someone's
money. All given selflessly without thought of gain. What we have here
are the seeds of success.
But please, don't break copyrights when
uploading/sending photographs. If you are ever uncertain please ask. Most
copyright holders we have met so far have been only to keen to
assist.
And if you want to join - welcome to the Forum and
Member Galleries - Register
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