The main aim of Jenni’s presentation was to show how technology is enabling the collection of memories and artefacts from the medical history of the former mental hospital, Mayday Hills. As visitors to this site know, when you access https://maydayhills.org.au/ […]
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Attending the Inclusive Museum conference in Vienna, Austria, was a very interesting experience. It was a fairly small conference in comparison to some I have attended with thousands of delegates – there appeared to be around 200 participants attending in
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James Neilson BRADLEY (1868–1943)James BRADLEY was born in Sandhurst (Bendigo), one of seven children of William BRADLEY and Jane NEILSON. In 1892 he married Ida Emily SCOPES and they had three children, all born in Beechworth. He had a short
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We’re very proud to announce this article was awarded the Inclusive Museum International Award for Excellence: Collections from the Asylum in 2024. Building on the success of the exhibition Collections from the Asylum in 2020 held at the Albury Library
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Stigma, shame and family secrets as consequences of mental illness in previous generations: A micro-history approach Abstract: In this article we evaluate micro-history as a method for investigating the meaning of stigma, shame and family secrets through generations. We present
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This article investigates new and experimental medical treatments used to cure ‘maternal insanity’ in women committed to Victorian psychiatric institutions between 1920 and 1936. Close examination of the women’s clinical files reveals the use of numerous treatments, vaccines, and tests
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These short biographies tell the stories of five men who served on the Western Front in World War One. They suffered injuries and illness but after the War they returned to Victoria and tried to pick up the threads of
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When I began my research for my PhD back in 2009, I was primarily interested in my grandmother’s story. Ada was hidden from our family for nearly thirty-years when she was committed as insane in 1936. Her journey through several
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Lessons from the past: Family involvement in patient admission and discharge, Beechworth Lunatic Asylum, 1900–1912 In this study, document analysis is used to examine case books from the Beechworth Lunatic Asylum with the aim of determining the extent of family
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