Research is an integral aspect of collecting. The 'what?', the 'where?', the 'when?', the 'how?' and the seemingly all important 'why?' are the basis, I believe, of the human motivation to collect anything. No doubt exponents of the study of human behaviour could offer plausible explanations, perhaps even correct ones. But for me those five small questions have it all. Again, the sum of the whole (again for me) is much greater than the sum of the parts. Or at least equal to it... In common terms, the thrill of the chase - what, where, when, why and how, is great. Savoring the result is absolute magic! And, the more difficult the chase the more exquisite the result tastes.
So what about the competition, what about the prize (and all the other questions one might ask). Well, here is the start of a chase for anyone who would like to collect a free DVD of the film 'Atonement' - (the prize) - with it's short but magnificent sequences of St Thomas hospital, nurses and probationers... The badges below are not prizes!
| Rules: Any member of
this website (SoN);
nursingbadges; or
hospitalhistory
websites may enter. There is only one prize - as stated above. The
prize has no monetary value. Winner will be notified by email. Only
winner ID name will be published. Proof of posting discharges all
obligations. First entry with all correct answers is the winner.
Closing date February 28th 2009. Entry constitutes acceptance of rules. All entries to webmaster at schoolsofnursing.co.uk - Contact |
First, consider these two London Hospital badges. Beautifully designed and produced, right down to the detailed engraving. The differences between the two, both very sought after collector items, is obvious. Isn't it?...
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Second, answers the following questions in an entry email:-
1. What hospital do
these badges represent?
2. Who is depicted on each badge?
3. When was each first issued?
4. Why are the designs different?
5. When was the nurse training school first opened?
As ever, our objective is to stimulate interest in nursing history. In this
case by stimulating an interest in seeking a few answers to the inevitable
questions which any study of the history of our profession will inevitably
raise. In research as a tool which can be used to discover the troth of the
researcher to the search for the buried treasure of our profession... Ask
yourself - that badge you have just
acquired - who designed it; chose the materials; selected the manufacturer.
Why? To whom was it presented (if it was); why? And what of the person, his or
her history? The institution - where was it? when did it open? to fulfill
what need? Does it still exist?
The who, what, where, when, why - and yes, the how of research...
And a million other questions surrounding that badge - itself a symbol of
combined effort aimed at helping others.
There are so many questions - but each answer is a valuable grain of
knowledge. Can we ever hope to answer all questions? Probably not, but
every grain of knowledge gained makes the mountain more accessible to
others. The same ends - helping others..
Imagine. Imagine that you had just acquired one of the badges
illustrated above, didn't know what it was, but were offered 5 pounds for it - And
you sold it...
Forgive yourself? You never would when you found out the real
worth. Best do
that first....
WB.
First Nurse-History
Opens on Feb 8th 2009
(The photograph will become the link)
Mary Ellen (Mollie) Watkin
During her service as a WWI VAD Nurse
(Previous photo in our October
2008 news)
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Mollie Watkin is the subject of our
first 'Nurse History' here on schoolsofnursing.co.uk We believe that we are the first to feature the building of these histories. The previously unpublished histories of Nurses who have come to our attention and whose careers not only merit publication. but whose histories have not been lost. We will (and are doing so) attempt to
reconstruct any history which appears to be traceable, however remote the
initial possibility, particularly where there is legitimate support for doing
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| Would you like to see your PTS or training group featured here? We desperately need more photographs to feature. Can you help? If so please Contact us. |
We express our grateful appreciation to those people
who have contributed the original photographs
used to produce the News Pages.
1. News heading photo (all dates) - John Reeves
2. Bristol Southmead Gold (April) - John Reeves
3. St Bartholomew's Gold (April) - Ruth Watkin-Jones
4. Haygarth Silver (April) - 'ukhistory' (ebay)
5. Newcastle LS (April) - Peter Backman (Nursing badges)
6. RRC Medal (April) photo's- 'Caulgisbo' (ebay)
8. 'catandfrog' (July) - (ebay).
9. bokojnr (Dec) - (ebay).
10. blue.bottle (Dec) - (ebay).
11. 'Mollie' Watkin (All) Ruth & Ted Watkin-Jones
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