[caption id="attachment_21187" align="aligncenter" width="600"] St John Ambulance Association Horse Ambulance Carriages and Ashford Litter equipment advertisements, 1880s.[/caption] If you found yourself in London around the late 19th century and... Read more
The Museum of the Order of St John
The unique and fascinating story of an ancient religious military Order, from its origins caring for sick pilgrims in eleventh century Jerusalem, through to its modern-day role with St John Ambulance, the international first aid charity.
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Exploring Early St John Ambulance Equipment
Archives Revealed Cataloguing Project-The Progress So Far
In November 2023 I started at the Museum of the Order of St John as the Project Cataloguer for the Archives Revealed project. I have been tasked with cataloguing the founding records of St John Ambulance c.1870-1939 and sharing the fascinating story of the introduction and development of organised first aid in the UK and internationally. In this post, I want to share how the work has been progressing and give you a taste of what's to come. Read more
An update on the Archives Revealed cataloguing project: meet the Project Delivery Team!
In August, we announced that the Museum’s Archive had won a £35k #ArchivesRevealed cataloguing grant from @nationalarchivesuk. The remaining team have been recruited and are now over a month into the project, so it’s time to introduce you to the Project Delivery Team! Read more
10-minute Talk & Tea: What’s In Store? Discover Collections Hidden Behind-The-Scenes
The museum has over 60,000 objects in its collection and less than 1% of these are on display here in the galleries. The three objects discussed below help to tell the story of St John Ambulance and the Priory of St John, and are not normally on... Read more
Explore Your Archive and the theme of #EYAArt
This week is Explore Your Archive week, an annual celebration of all things archive-y, organised by the Archives & Records Association (UK & Ireland) to encourage everyone to visit, use, celebrate, and be inspired by archives across the UK & Ireland. On today’s theme of #EYAArt, Archivist Sophie Denman showcases the illustrative work in one of St John Ambulance’s early publications: First Aid to the Injured. Read more