We’ve come to the end of June, so read on to hear about what the Archives Revealed project team have been getting up to over the past month.| Museum of the Order of St John
To celebrate the 80th Anniversary of VE Day, join Curator Rebecca as she discusses St John Ambulances involvement in both the Second World War, and the festivities that followed. Victory in Europe Day celebrates the formal acceptance of the surrender of Germany forces on 8 May 1945, and is what we might understand as the... The post The 80th Anniversary of VE Day: St John Ambulances Involvement appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
As part of a work experience grant project from the Costume Society, Madi Hough has been working with the Museum over the past few months to explore our collection of hats. See how she got on below… Over the past five months, I have had the privilege of delving into the Museum of the Order... The post Nursing Hats: Tracing Gendered National Identity and Civil Duty through Uniformity appeared first on Museum of the Order of St John.| Museum of the Order of St John
In this blog, which accompanies our International Women’s Day 10-minute talk, Archivist Sophie Denman shines a light on one of the women of St John in honour of Women’s History Month: Annie Brassey, a writer, traveller, and supporter of the St John Ambulance Association She gained her interest in emergency and medical care after being involved in an accident as a child, and s an adult, sailed around the world in her yacht, the ‘Sunbeam’, promoting the Association, writing about her tr...| Museum of the Order of St John