But then again, much of our site news writes itself! Well usually... This time - in spite of everything - fate dealt a very hard hand. Quite apart from all else we lost two very good colleagues - both quite unexpectedly - which threw the proverbial (and very large heavy) spanner into the works. But Hopefully - into the New year - things will start on a new foot. And hopefully we will never forget to say thank you to all who have contributed..... Happy New Year!
Reminder. Our original researcher Sue B is back. The article links in this column - One from Sue (Ann Braddick) and two from myself (Nurse belts & buckles & Badge Manufacturers) are unchanged.
1. Miss Ann Braddick - Military Nurse/Hospital Matron - QA/Bristol Southmead Hospital/Matron St John's Hospital, Towbridge, Wilts. (preview)
4. Badge manufacturers and their Maker Marks. (No Preview as yet).
5. Nurse Belts and Buckles. Link.
The Nursing badges public gallery
We still have only 3 galleries which are open to
the public without login. They take a lot of time:-
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).
Our original aim is unchanged. '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 1310 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:-
Still accumulating, albeit now more slowly. The 'National' galleries now contain 6006 nursing/hospital badge photographs encompassing all areas of the UK; 590 photographs (buildings/people/ephemera); and 167 photographs (nurse uniforms), both civilian and military. We have achieved 6117 already! By the end of 2019? 6050 still a target. 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. New additions continue, albeit slowly...
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We are now at 6117 - 6050 now seems a definite possibility. We are well on the way and just maybe, we will see another magic number 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 (42) 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 us. 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 Here.
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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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