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Bringing Canada’s healthcare story to life!Ann Baillie Building National Historic Site

32 George Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2V7

Phone: (613) 548-2419Email: info@museumofhealthcare.ca Web: www.museumofhealthcare.caCharitable No. 87790 3989 RR0001

Table of Contents

Board of Directors 2011-2012Board Committees 2011-2012National Advisory Board

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2011 Museum Staff & VolunteersMuseum History - Selected Highlights

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Statement of Revenue & Expenses 6

Report of the Board of Directors Alan M. Grant, President

Donors, Sponsors & Grants7

Executive Director’s Report Dr. James A. Low 8

Curator’s Report Dr. Pamela Peacock 9

Museum Manager & Program Director’s Report Catherine Toews 11

2011 Artefact Donors 13

Acknowledging Our Generous 2011 Supporters 14

Interior front & back covers: Colouring book, “Billy goes to Hospital”, circa 1965-1975, Museum of Health Care at Kingston, 011.002.001.All Museum images credited: Margaret Link, Tanya Szulga, Jenny Brown, Erin Manning, Kathy Karkut, Laura Ludtke, Queen’s News Centre, Hassan Raiesi, Diane Richards, Catherine Toews, Meredith Westcott

© Museum of Health Care at Kingston 2012

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This page, clockwise from top left: Docent Richard Huang mixes up a batch of “snot” during our Snot & Whatnot March Break Programs; Dr. James Low provides a public lecture on Contagious Diseases During the 19th Century during Heritage Week in February; Alumnae from the KGH School of Nursing Class of 1956 explore our For Service to Humanity Nursing Gallery during a reunion visit in June; Public Programs Assistant Tabitha Renaud teaches basic sign language as part of the Our Sensational Senses summer family programs; The Queen’s School of Medicine Choir performs to a packed room as part of the Music & Memory event in November; Dr. Greg Baran performs a mock amputation as part of the A Healthy Dose of Horror program in October.Opposite page, clockwise from top left: KGH Nurses’ Alumnae members Judy & Marionrose mend a young participant’s stuffed animal at our Family Day Teddy Bear Hospital program; Museum Manager & Program Director Catherine Toews leads the Funny Bone Friday program during United Way Success By 6 Week in May; Summer staff members Melissa Sit, Tabitha Renaud, and Erin Manning interact with their colleagues at the Kingston Museums Summer Staff Round Robin event in July; Alternative Practicum volunteer Meredith Lamptey interacts with a young participant in our Children’s Gallery at the Science Rendezvous event in May; YCW-HO Intern Sophie Malek poses in the Teeth in Time gallery; Dianne Dodd and James DeJonge pose in the Museum following their public lecture during Nursing Week in May; KGH Nurses’ Alumnae members Clare Rayner (far left) and Ann Gay (far right) present the Museum’s Nursing Week Trolley at KGH in May.

The mandate of the Museum of Health Care at Kingston is to preserve material culture and enhance understanding of the history of health and health care in Canada. In order to do this,

the Museum acquires, conserves, researches, displays and interprets artefacts that help tell these stories. The Museum also serves as a primary resource for scholarly work on the history of health care.

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Board of Directors 2011-2012Alan Grant, President & Chair

Major-General Frank J. Norman, Vice-Chair (To Apr./11)Michelle Podhy, Secretary-Treasurer

Marilyn BostonDr. Henry Dinsdale (To Apr./11)

Dr. Jacalyn DuffinSarah Jane Dumbrille (To Apr./11)

Ian FraserDr. Hugh Pross

Carol Hazell (To Jan./12)Charlene Fawcett (To Feb./11)

Maurice SmithDr. Gregory Baran (Joined Apr./11)

Felicity Pope (Joined Apr./11)Dr. Hugh Gorwill (Joined Apr./11)

Executive/Finance/AdvancementAlan Grant, Chair Michelle Podhy Dr. James Low

Dr. Hugh Gorwill Ian Fraser

Ex officio: Catherine Toews

Jenny Brown

ProgramDr. Hugh Pross, Chair

Dr. Gregory BaranDr. Jacalyn DuffinDr. Jane Errington

Dorothy FarrElva McGaughey

Ex officio: Pamela Peacock

Kathy Karkut Catherine Toews

Jenny Brown

Board Committees 2011-2012

The Museum is grateful to the members of the National Advisory Board, whose objective is to advocate for the preservation of the legacy of health care in Canada and the role of the Museum of Health Care in achieving this goal.

National Advisory Board

Mrs. Sarah Jane DumbrilleMaitlanD, on

Dr. Peter GlynnKingSton, on

Dr. John MeiselKingSton, on

Dr. Jock Murrayhalifax, nS

Dr. Arnold NaimarkwinniPEg, Mb

Dr. Sarah PrichardChiCago, il, USa

Dr. Boyd UppertoRonto, on

Dr. Donald Wilson (Co-Chair)oRangEvillE, on

Human ResourcesMichelle Podhy, Chair

Felicity Pope

Ex officio: Pamela PeacockCatherine Toews

Contract Staff & StudentsJeff Sobil, Dr. Margaret Angus Research FellowSophie Malek, YCW-HO InternMeaghan Eckersley, YCW-HO Intern Tanya Szulga, Fleming College Museum Studies Intern Erin Manning, YCW Summer StudentJoshua Ferreira, Queen’s Work StudyCarson Murphy, Queen’s Work StudyEhsan Roshani, Queen’s Work StudyBrittany Webster, Queen’s Work StudyMeredith Lamptey, Queen’s Alternative PracticumTabitha Renaud, YCW Summer StudentMelissa Sit, YCW Summer Student

Claire Kelly (Collections)Mary White (Collections)Nicole Poulin (Collections)Annabelle Wu (Docent)Katrina Manica (Docent)Lauren Goldberg (Docent)Nona Mariotti (Docent/Curriculum Advisor)Stephanie Stobbe (Docent/Special Events)Tabitha Renaud (Docent)Melissa Sit (Docent/Special Events)Vanessa Dal Bello (Docent/Special Events)Kelli Harper (Docent)Jennifer Pettey (Docent)Amanda Faria (Docent)Cady Moyer (Docent)Srividya Sri (Docent)Julia Lubczysnki (Docent) Sheila Cornett (Special Events)Richard Huang (Docent)Kristina Enciso (Docent)Bani Falcon (Docent)Nicole Belej-Corrigan (Docent/Special Events)Morgan Copeman (Docent)Nancy Churchman & Bill Dobson (Special Events)Marionrose Savage (Nurse Alumna)Judy Douglas (Nurse Alumna)Kelly Buckholtz (Special Events)Marilyn Boston (Nurse Alumna)Carol Page (Gardening)Margery Low (Office)Joan Holmes (Office)Clare Rayner (Nurse Alumna)Ann Gay (Nurse Alumna)Meaghan Eckersley (Collections)Ann Stevens (Public Relations/Office)David & Christina Chant (Special Events)Anne Norman (Special Events)Jack Creasy (Special Events)Margaret Hall (Special Events)Lorna Knight (Special Events)Maureen Walton (Special Events)Konrad Wolf (Music/Special Events)Denis Lehotay (Music/Special Events)Karen Kimmett & Canta Arya (Music/Special Events)Queen’s School of Medicine Choir (Music)Laura Ludtke (Photographer)

2011 Museum Staff & Volunteers

Museum History - Selected Highlights1988 • Consultation & planning for the Museum begins.1991 • The Museum begins to collect artefacts.1994 • Outreach gallery opens in Hall of Honour, Kingston General Hospital.1995 • The Museum relocates to the Ann Baillie Building.1996 • The Museum establishes a Board of Directors. 1997 • The Museum incorporates as a registered charity. An outreach gallery opens at the Regional Cancer Centre.1999 • The Ann Baillie Building is designated a National Historic Site.2000 • Outreach gallery opens in Providence Care’s Mental Health Services site. 2001 • Outreach gallery opens in the Bracken Library at Queen’s University.2002 • The Museum acquires the majority of the collection of the Academy of Medicine in Toronto. 2004 • The Museum’s Board of Directors adopts Strategic Plan 2004-2009. 2006 • Phase 1 of renovation and restoration of Ann Baillie Building completed. 2007 • Tower and elevator are completed, achieving greater accessibility.2008 • Permanent nursing gallery opens in two newly restored gallery spaces.2010 • Part 1 of Phase 2 of the restoration and renovation of Level 1 begins.2011 • Two gallery spaces undergo renovation and restoration to accommodate a children’s gallery and the Crawford Dental Collection.

Museum StaffAdministrAtion & Visitor serVices:Dr. James A. Low, Executive Director ( To Dec./11)Catherine Toews, Museum Manager & Program DirectorJenny Brown, Communications & Finance Coordinator

curAtoriAl & collections:Paul Robertson, Curator (To Apr./11)Dr. Pamela Peacock, Curator (Start date: Aug./11)Kathy Karkut, Collections ManagerJane Derrick, Database Manager Rona Rustige, Curator Emerita

Volunteers

2011 2010Revenue

Sustaining Patrons $ 59,765 $ 49,209

Partnerships - 1,500Memberships 6,440 6,940Donations 93,728 66,513Program sponsors 40,500 35,000Exhibit programs 2,136 5,337Project grants 55,311 49,893Ministry of Culture grant 24,051 24,051Investment income 17,993 15,061Other income 7,026 2,356Amortization of deferred contributions related to capital assets 86,222 83,222*

393,172 339,082

ExpendituresAdvancement program 1,442 3,400Amortization 100,755 96,787Curatorial and conservation 857 5,232Dues 459 611Education 5,536 670Exhibits 10,437 2,029Insurance 1,728 1,728Maintenance and repair - 6,222Office 6,505 7,036Offsite storage rental 19,528 15,559Professional fees 4,241 3,749Public relations 482 555Rent and operating costs 59,025 44,268Salaries and benefits 158,890 166,085Staff development - 529Travel 447 862Website 3,846 -

374,178 355,322

Excess of revenue (expenditures) for the year $ 18,994 $ (16,240)

* 2010 deficit principally due to a required amendment of amortization revenue.

Statement of Revenue & ExpendituresFOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2011

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Jim Low recently informed me that he will relinquish the position of Executive Director at the Museum – effective December 31, 2011. Dr. Low made it

clear in his letter that he would however continue to support the Museum in every possible way. I would like, on behalf of the Board, supporters and all Canadians, to thank him for his vision and enormous personal dedication over the last 20 years.

Dr. Low has worked diligently to create a Museum of Health Care at Kingston - the only one of its kind in Canada – solely devoted to preserving and explaining the legacy of health and health care. What he has accomplished is impressive and it is incumbent upon the Board, staff and supporters of the Museum to ensure that his unique work prospers and endures.

Dr. Low’s Report (attached) summarizes the Museum’s vision, mission and successes that have been achieved. He emphasizes too the critical importance of having professional staff to maintain, display and grow the collections plus run a highly sophisticated business operation. Every organization must also plan for succession and I am grateful that Dr. Low has, preemptively, brought this need to the Board’s attention for action.

Museums require particular skills to maintain,

preserve and interpret their collections. Pamela Peacock PhD. who joined the Museum this fall has been hired to fulfill a specialized curatorial role. Her qualifications will ensure that the important collections – archives and artefacts – we own and others we will, in the future, undoubtedly acquire will be properly accessioned, displayed and cared for.

Operating and maintaining a museum such as ours has been – and will continue to be – an intellectual and financial challenge. I am confident however that we, ably assisted by a dedicated knowledgeable staff, Dr. Low’s continued involvement plus funding from governments, the medical community and others, will achieve our goals. Much has been accomplished since the Museum began and I envisage an exciting future for what we must now do. Your encouragement and continued support is both needed and appreciated at this time of transition.

REsPECtfuLLY suBMIttED:ALAn M. GRAnt – PREsIDEnt AnD CHAIRMAn Of tHE BOARD

Report of the Board of Directors Alan M. Grant, President

Major Donors, Sponsors & GrantsMajor Donors & Patrons: Amgen Canada Inc. in honour of Dr. Jacalyn Duffin • Anna & Edward C. Churchill Foundation • Anonymous • Aldo Boccia • Canada’s Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (RX & D) • The Davies Charitable Foundation • Dr. Robert Gardiner • KPMG LLP • Lillian and Leroy Page Foundation • James Low • RBC Royal Bank in honour of volunteer services provided by Charlene Fawcett • Marilyn Boston • Roberta Cairnie • College of Family Physicians of Canada • Ralph and Olga Crawford • Henry Dinsdale • Ian Fraser and Janine Schweitzer • Alan and Janis Grant • Religious Hospitallers of St. Joseph • Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons • Sisters of Providence of St. Vincent de Paul

Program Sponsors: Anna & Edward C. Churchill Foundation • Ballymenagh Foundation • Canadian Nurses Association • Dentistry Canada Fund/Canadian Dental Association • Earl B. Connell Foundation • Faculty of Health Sciences, Queen’s University • Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada

Project Grants: Anonymous • City of Kingston Arts Fund • Community Foundation for Kingston & Area • Cultural Strategic Investment Fund • Museums & Technology Fund • Museums Assistance Program • Ontario Trillium Foundation • Parks Canada • United Way /Healthy Community Fund • Young Canada Works in Heritage Organizations (Canadian Museums Association & Canadian Heritage Information Network)

Operating Grant: The Museum acknowledges with gratitude the Community Museum Operating Grant provided by the Ontario Ministry of Culture.

Our mission is to

enhance public understanding of the history and science of health and health care in Canada.

the history of health and health care in Canada is the story of how the human condition has been transformed so

that in the 21st century we live longer, healthier lives than ever before. History helps us understand the social attitudes and beliefs that have influenced health and health care through the ages. It provides the foundation necessary to understand present day prevention and treatment of illness.

It is important that society understands how the complex health care system that we know today has developed. Canadians must be knowledgeable if they are to make informed decisions about their personal health and our society’s health care policies so that we may maintain the universality of health care that we all cherish. such awareness is critical at this time of intense government review of the funding and organization of health care in Canada.

the requirements to achieve our mission are a professional staff and a facility within which the work of the Museum can be conducted. the Museum is fortunate to have a highly committed professional staff. Catherine toews, Museum Manager & Program Director working with Jenny Brown, Communications & finance Coordinator manage the Museum efficiently and develop and conduct museum programs with great success. After seven years as our Curator, Paul Robertson decided to move on. We are grateful for the many contributions he made to the development of the Museum. Dr. Pamela Peacock joined the Museum in september as Assistant Curator to work with Kathy Karkut, Collections Manager on the curatorial service. the professional staff has attracted a remarkable

number of public program assistants, collection interns, curatorial assistants as well as volunteers to work with them. the Ann Baillie Building, a national Historic site in recognition

of nursing, supplemented by offsite storage for our large artefacts provides an appropriate home for the Museum.

Our first requirement is the continuing development of a representative collection for all health care disciplines that provides the visual expression of our exhibitions and programs. the collection that now numbers in excess of 35,000 artefacts has continued to grow this year. the unique dental collection received last year is being rapidly inventoried by the curatorial service, added to the collection catalogue, and made available to the community with images through our website and Artefacts Canada.

Public education for the regional community is achieved by means of programs and exhibitions in the Museum and the outreach galleries.

Our Program Director has created a remarkable series of in-house programs for youth and all ages. these programs are proving to be increasingly popular each year with a wide range of groups scheduling a visit to participate in some combination of these programs.

Exhibitions are provided in the Museum. the exhibition on nursing was completed with the addition of videos to provide the oral histories that enhance the story told by the exhibition. the restoration of three rooms on the exhibition floor (level 1) was completed. this has provided a home for the new Children’s Gallery and a spacious new gallery for temporary exhibitions. the Children’s Gallery provides the setting for the many programs provided for youth throughout the year. A major program on the “mysteries of skin” is currently being developed and will be installed, with an opening date set for May 2012. the temporary gallery houses an exhibit Teeth in Time, an introductory exhibition including selections from the Crawford Dental Collection to illustrate the breadth of this collection.

An outreach exhibition this year was Picturing the Body: Medical Art as Teaching Tools created by our Curator with the assistance of the curatorial staff. this exhibition was produced in partnership with the Royal College of Physicians and surgeons of Canada and is on display in the Roddick Room of the Royal College headquarters in Ottawa.

the Museum has had a number of exhibitions in the Hall of Honour in the Kingston General Hospital. Exhibitions in this setting are seen by a large audience each year. the Hall of Honour is undergoing renovation and in order for this to proceed the exhibitions displayed in this site have been taken down. this is an excellent setting to enhance public understanding of

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2011 was a transition year in the Curatorial Department of the Museum. Paul Robertson left the Museum in the spring to pursue a new role

as Curator for the City of Kingston, and we wish him many successes! Kathy Karkut, Collections Manager, shouldered many of his responsibilities, as well as her own, while a new Curator was sought. In August, I was hired as Assistant Curator and the past five months have been a whirlwind of activity as old projects were wrapped up and a diverse slate of projects geared up for 2012. It is an exciting and creative time at the Museum and I am pleased to have the opportunity to contribute to this fantastic institution. Here’s what the Curatorial Department has been up to in 2011:

Strategic Planthe Museum has been undergoing a review process since late summer in preparation for a new strategic Plan that will guide it through the next five years. to help us decide where we need to go, we have been revisiting where we have been. to this end, an overview of all exhibitions past and present was compiled, as well as of education and family programming. from this we hope to identify the thematic areas we should tackle next – if you have a great idea for an exhibition please let us know! We are also looking carefully at our collection, having to date completed a review of fifteen medical disciplines out of thirty-eight, to identify our strengths and the aspects of the collection we should work to develop. the collections review allows us also to re-categorize some objects to more completely reflect their uses, and to correct any cataloging errors, ultimately making our online search engine even more effective for the everyday user.

Exhibitions and Website Developmentthe Collections team continues to be hard at work cataloguing the over 3000 objects we received in 2010 from the Dentistry Canada Museum. this collection is full of curiosities and, with the help of the original donors Dr. Ralph and Mrs. Olga Crawford, we pulled together several of the most intriguing objects to create the Teeth in Time Exhibit. Opened in April, the exhibit highlights false teeth, the production of fillings, toothbrushes, and a dental chair, among other things. the collection contains many, many more fascinating objects, so look for more dentistry related displays in the future.

After over a decade of display, the Museum was asked to remove our outreach exhibits in the Kingston General Hospital Hall of Honour over the summer to accommodate hospital renovations. Over the years thousands of people connected to our objects and to the

history of health care through these exhibits. We hope that the partnership with the hospital will be renewed in the future. An exhibit on contraception remains on fraser Armstrong 5.

the Museum is proud to offer a new and exciting web-platform for engaging with the objects in our collection. From the Collection showcases over thirty unique and interesting objects, organized into various categories for easy searchability. Each object profile provides an interpretation of the object and its use, its relation to broader themes, and images. these profiles also provide links to other similar objects in the collection. funded by the Ontario Museums and technology fund this project was begun two years ago by the Curator, Paul Robertson, and completed with the support of many staff, students and volunteers.

the fall was spent preparing for upcoming exhibitions. In partnership with the Agnes Etherington Art Centre, the MHC will open Friendly Fire Cabinet - an exhibition of art works by Howie tsui that engages with the medical practices of the War of 1812 - on 5 May. Also slated for 2012 is an online exhibition on tuberculosis in contemporary society, and the production of an ‘app’ on the history of Kingston General Hospital. stay tuned!

Collections Developmentthirty-four new object donations were received during 2011.

unique Items Recently DonatedA generous bequest containing the Gloria • (Barwell) Kay nursing Cap Collection (Accession #011.001) with 16 nursing caps and graduation pins from Canadian nursing schools, information about the original owner, and the training program for each school. this bequest includes boxes of nursing history reference books that will

Curator’s Report Dr. Pamela Peacock

(with submissions by Kathy Karkut, Collections Manager)

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Meaghan Eckersley (Left), Kathy Karkut (Right), and Pamela Peacock (Seated)

2011 was a very special year here at the Museum as it marked our 20th anniversary. It was wonderful to celebrate this momentous occasion with so

many friends of the Museum – some new and some who have been involved since the very beginning.

The People Who Make it All HappenstaffI feel fortunate to work with such an incredible team of people who work tirelessly in support of the advancement of the Museum’s mission.

Public Programs Assistants Melissa sit and tabitha Renaud joined us for the busy summer tourist season and quickly established a great working relationship, both as a duo and with other members of the Museum team. though they were only here for a relatively short period of time, they accomplished a great deal, from developing new curriculum-linked education programs to providing guided tours to over 100 visitors to organizing and facilitating a very well-received weekend family program and much, much more.

It is a pleasure to work in collaboration with Communications & finance Coordinator Jenny Brown on a daily basis. thanks to Jenny’s innovation, creativity, enthusiasm, and diverse skill set, we have seen significant improvements in such areas as our accounting systems, online presence, and community outreach efforts.

VolunteersIn my time working at the Museum I have been consistently struck by and grateful for the kindness and generosity of the volunteers who contribute their time, energy, and expertise to support Museum activities. Our volunteer list grew significantly this year as new

volunteers pitched in to help out with our special anniversary events. We simply would not be able to do so much of what we do without the invaluable support of our volunteers.

VisitorsOur annual visitor numbers were strong once again this year, with a total of over 19,883 visitors enjoying our onsite and outreach galleries. the feedback we received from visitors who spent time at the Museum this year was very positive. Here are just a few of the comments we received from visitors in 2011:

“We loved all the fun activities and will be • sure to visit again! staff were friendly and helpful.” - Visiting family“Interesting & gruesome!”• - Visitor from Edinburgh, Scotland“Excellent presentations. A huge amount • of history is here.” - Summer visitor from Bancroft“this is so important for future generations. • there is so much potential for growth. the X-ray machine is so complete and wonderful.” - Summer visitors from Italy

Education and Family Programsthe number of students/participants who visit the Museum for an education or family program continues to increase steadily from year to year, up from 854 participants in 2010 to 1439 in 2011. We had a great time bringing the Museum to life for these participants who ranged in age from infants to adults. It is gratifying to know that so many educators are choosing the Museum of Health Care as a learning destination for their students.

We continued to expand the curriculum-linked program options offered to educators planning a visit to the Museum, adding new options such as Funny Bones, a unique program which was first offered to children ages 0-6 during United Way Success By 6 Week in May; The Skin You’re In, a program tied to our upcoming Children’s Gallery exhibition of the same name; Snot & Whatnot, which was first offered to families as a sold-out March Break Program; Health Care in Medieval Times, based upon a module from our Outreach Education Program; and DNA at the Dentist,

Museum Manager & Program Director’s Report Catherine Toews

(with submissions by Jenny Brown, Communications & Finance Coordinator)

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Catherine Toews (Left) and Jenny Brown (Right)

assist researchers in a variety of topics.Dr. George A. Mayer’s anti-coagulant cart with • custom made supplies (Accession #011.008). In 1957 Dr. Mayer demonstrated a consistent relationship between dicoumarol therapy and the clotting time of unmodified whole blood measured by a standardized procedure. Considered a pioneer in this field, he further went on to develop with Dr. W. ford Connell the anticoagulant effect of a new coumarin derivative - sintrom (geigy) - and its control by standardized clotting time. In his retirement, Dr. Mayer completed also completed pioneering research into the effects of cholesterol, and we also received the equipment used for this work. A serving tray presented to Louise D. Acton by the • Women’s Auxiliary upon her retirement in 1957 (Accession #011.016). Kindly donated by her nephew. A framed, hand-coloured original print, c1840s • from a rare french engraving titled “Le Medecin Dans La Maison // On Conseil utiles pour Secourir les Blesses et Guerir tous les Accidens,” made by the engraver Laguillermie & Rainaud (Accession #011.030). the twenty-four cartoon-style panels illustrate various illnesses and cures, and are a typical method of educating the illiterate masses of the day.

Collections Management: During 2011 our two Museum studies Interns, two Collections Interns, a summer student, and four Work study students catalogued 449 objects, and 2,488 images were added to the collections database catalogue and Artefacts Canada by our hardworking Database Manager, Jane Derrick.

update on the Dr. Ralph & Mrs. Olga Crawford Dental Collection (Accession #010.020):April 2011 saw the final segment of the Crawford Dental Collection arrive at Warehouse 2 for processing. to date 497 dental items have been catalogued, photographed, and stored in Warehouse 2 and on-site. Besides all of the large pieces in the collection, a large collection of c1850-1860 hand carved ivory and human teeth dentures are now processed. this collection is accessible on-line in our collections database catalogue and at Artefacts Canada.

Collections Management: Preservationthanks to the Canadian Conservation Institute, the MHC will have a refurbished and operational

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iron lung dating to 1937 by the late spring (Acc.# 997.019.003). tim soper, a local craftsman, fabricated a wood trolley for the device, lifting the deteriorated original rubber wheels off the ground and making the respirator transportable. the CCI restored and created replica parts to improve the condition of the iron lung’s portholes, headrest, casters, and engine. this fully operable machine will be a great resource for researchers and educational programs.

Collections Management: storagetanya szulga, a Museum studies Intern from fleming College, and Erin Manning, a YCW student, spent several weeks cleaning and shrouding the artefacts in Warehouse 1, as well as adding new object tags for easier identification. this major undertaking was the first cleaning of the large sized medical artefacts since the objects were moved to our first warehouse in 2007.

Over the summer the last group of large dental items were catalogued, photographed and prepared for storage in Warehouse 2.With this last group of objects processed, extra industrial shelving was installed to hold the boxes of over 600 recently inventoried dental reference books. this warehouse was also cleaned and all objects were shrouded in plastic.

Collections Management: InventoryWork has begun on inventorying storage Room 0010. Lists of objects needing digital images were completed by Queen’s university Work-study students Joshua ferreira, Ehsan Roshani, and Brittany Webster. A Collections Volunteer, nicole Poulin, began the physical inventory. Many hundreds more hours are required to complete the images and inventory. During this inventory many items were noted as possible deaccession items or as requiring further custom storage methods.

Grantsfunding from Young Canada Works allowed us to hire an Intern, Meaghan Eckersley, to catalogue the dental collection. funding from the Museums & technology fund enabled the purchase of much needed collections storage drawers. Our photo studio received also an upgrade in equipment with the purchase of new lights, stands with reflector umbrellas, and a special tripod to allow the camera to focus straight down on the objects as they are laid out for the photo shoot.

Our grant from Young Canada Works Heritage Organizations and Internship permitted hiring a summer

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an exciting introduction to the developments in dental science over the past 200 years. In addition to our very popular March Break and Success By 6 Week Programs, we also provided other opportunities for families to visit the Museum together, including a Teddy Bear Hospital program for young children on family Day, hands-on activities as part of the Science Rendezvous event organized by Queen’s university in May, the spooky A Healthy Dose of Horror with Dr. Greg Baran event in October, and a Balloon BLAST Scavenger Hunt during the city-wide Loud Day! event in May. fleming College Museum studies Intern tanya szulga also created two hands-on Activity Packs for families to borrow from our front desk to enhance their visit to the Museum. tanya’s work on these Activity Packs was voted Best Internship Project for 2011 by Museum Education Monitor!

the feedback we receive from educators and parents/guardians remains consistently positive and helpful, assisting us in improving existing programs and planning new ones. Here is a sampling of some of the recent feedback we have received:

“the children learned a great deal and it • was applicable to the curriculum. It was all wonderful. I will be back again and will recommend it to others.” – Grade 2/3 Teacher“they LOVED your program. Very age • appropriate for the Kindergarten group. Great variety of activities and lots of opportunities for movement.” – Junior/Senior Kindergarten Teacher“My students very much enjoyed the program • today. they came away with a much better understanding of Diabetes. the hands-on component (the testing of sugar levels) will be remembered very well.” – Grade 7/8 Teacher“the kids really enjoyed their visit to the • museum - they all had very interesting facts and positive things to say. they LOVED it. Especially the Potions Class activity. they couldn’t stop talking about it.” – Summer Day Camp Coordinator“We had a really good time, and it’s so nice • to have something affordable for kids to do. It is very hard to find things for really little kids – this was excellent! I am so impressed with the staff’s ability to engage the children, using their knowledge, age-appropriate activities and enthusiasm. thank you for making history and health sciences relevant and available to young children.” – Parents/

guardians of Family Program participantsOn behalf of the Museum’s Board and staff, I would

like to express our gratitude to the Program sponsors, volunteer docents, Public Programs Assistants, and our volunteer Curriculum Advisor nona Mariotti - without their support we could not develop and facilitate these education programs.

20th Anniversary CelebrationsWe organized a series of well-attended special events in 2011 in celebration of the Museum’s 20th Anniversary. Here are just a few highlights:

The Nostrums & Nibbles Gala• on february 19th brought renewed vigor to the Museum of Health Care as our guests enjoyed live music, patent medicine-inspired cocktails, historic hors d’oeuvres, costumes, activities, and prizes. Our first gala raised over $7,600 after expenses for the Museum’s educational and public programs. thank you to all who participated and donated!A year of firsts, the Museum joined the newly-• formed Kingston Nursing Education Past and Present group, comprised of local nursing schools and alumni, to present the first of five annual nursing history events in May, called Creating Space for Women in Early 20th-Century Health Care in Canada.On november 2nd, Dr. Lola Cuddy and Dr. Jacalyn • Duffin described their prize-winning research into the musical memories in people with dementia. Audience participation was at an all-time high with questions, anecdotes, and singing!

Spreading the Wordthe Museum’s online presence continues to grow, with new components such as The Museum of Health Care Blog, featuring regular articles by Museum staff members and volunteers, and regular editions of the BAILLIEbytes E-Newsletter, E-Newsletter for Educators, and Family Programs E-Notice sent to our subscribers. We received a total of 34,381 visits to our website and online exhibits from visitors from around the globe, and the number of people “following” our social media accounts continues to grow – our twitter followers increased from 260 to 349 this year, our facebook “fans” jumped from 63 to 87, and the videos on our Youtube and Vimeo channels have been viewed almost 19,000 times.

We received frequent media coverage again this year, including feature articles in The Kingston Whig-Standard, The Canadian Press, and Hospital News.

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student, Erin Manning, and an Intern, sophie Malek, to complete numerous collections based projects.

the Queen’s university Work study program funded Ehsan Roshani as a digital photographer for the year, two students as digital photographers in the spring, and two more students in the fall to catalogue and inventory the collection.

Loans Items on long term loan to fort York, toronto were returned in time for our own 1812 Bicentennial celebrations. Of special note is the Army surgeon’s regulation surgical field case owned by Dr. Henry Grasett, surgeon-in-chief to forces during the War of 1812, which will be a central item in the Howie Tsui: Friendly Fire exhibition at the Agnes Etherington Art Centre.

A wooden monaural stethoscope went on long-term loan to fort Henry national Historic site for display in their new Discovery Centre. several items, including a rare large clear glass pharmacist’s show globe, were loaned to Dundas Museum & Archives for a temporary exhibit.

Research, Image and Object RequestsPublic interest in the Museum’s collection remained fairly steady in 2012, with numbers dropping only slightly from 2011 to eight image requests and twenty-three research requests. Inquiries were predominantly regarding nursing history and local medical personnel in the Great War. Our artefacts and personnel were featured in thirteen television and film productions, including: the Macpherson respirator smoke hood in a History

Channel documentary; a push wheelchair in a local film production of Terror of Dracula; and various surgical instruments from the late nineteenth-century in the Docu-television series Deals from the Dark Side.

Margaret Angus Research FellowshipOur 2011 Research fellow was Jeff sobil, a graduate of Queen’s university. His research presentation, entitled “spare Parts: How Crippled Masculinity Got Hamstringed & Got a Leg-up” investigates the interconnections between war, prosthetics, and masculinity. the crowd gathered to hear sobil speak 9 november was treated to a fascinating chronology of the development of prosthetic limbs from Ancient times to the present. Highlighting the main innovations in design and function, sobil explained also that understandings of masculinity influenced how amputees were treated by society and, hence, how prosthetics were designed and used.

Estate for Sylvia BurkinshawEstate of Dr D. Douglas McKercherCounty of Prince Edward Public Library & ArchivesKingston Frontenac Public LibraryKingston General Hospital ArchivesKingston General Hospital School of Nursing Alumna

2011 Artefact Donors

Richard ActonDr. Graham AllenMartha CapykElaine ChristensenMarian ClarkDr. Gunes EgeGlenys ElliottDr. Mark Farrell Dr. E. J. IstvanThe Gloria (Barwell) Kay Nurse’s Caps CollectionRoss KilpatrickZillah LoneyPauline MassottiDr. Perry MayerDonald J. McDonaldDonald M. NorrieDr. Hugh ProssDr Robert ReidTrudy (Gertrude) ShawCharles SimondsFred & Mary TippingNancy TurkingtonDr Hans WestenbergGlennis Zilm

Individuals

Organizations

Actors and crew members from the local film production Terror of Dracula with a push wheelchair from the Museum’s collection.

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Ian M. Fraser and Janine M. SchweitzerSr Loretta GaffneyStevan George*Kathleen GirardPeter and Arlene GlynnJohn GoodallVera GriffithBlake HalladayCarol J. HarrisonCharles HayterCarol HazellNeil and Hazel Hobbs*Hotel Dieu Nurses AlumnaeJohn and Audrey HunterMarjorie and Gilles Hurtubise*Harry and Mary JellinckGordon T JohnsonRichard and Wendy JohnstonShawna JohnstonJanet JonesJohn and Beryl KerrYoshie KosakaSrs Theresa Shannon & Rosemarie KugelHilda LakeMary LakeDavid LeBrunLouise LeeNancy LemonPhyllis Lewis*The Loyal Orange Lodge #6Paul and Nittaya MacKenzieBarb and Don MacNaughtonJames and Sheila Mahood*Suzanne Maranda*Gerald and Marion Marks*E. Joan MartinDipak and Pauline MazumdarShirley McDonaldElva McGaugheyElsie McKagueDavid McLay*Elizabeth McMahonDale and Mary Ann MercerAl and Diane MoralesAlan Morantz and Suzanna Keller*Ann and Darwin MuirMyrla MurrayJoy O’NeillVeronica Padfield Harris*Elizabeth and Jospeh PaterWilliam G. PatersonScott and Joan PetersonSteve Poulin & Patricia Brubaker

Queen’s School of Nursing*Michael and Jennifer Raymond*David and Alive Robertson*Paul Robertson and Edgar TumakJanet Ross and John Munroe*Rona RustigeMarie ShalesFran Siemonsen*Joyce SmithSt. Thomas Church SeniorsCameron M. StevensonMarion SwanRose SwitzerMoe TabeshRG and Helen TurcotteMariyln VennerVelma VosperValerie WattHans Westenberg*Claire Westendorp*Carol WhymanRonald WigleRoberta and Kathryn WrightMary Zadow*Ivan ZarendaGlennis Zilm*

Other DonationsThe Museum would also like to thank the many individuals and organizations that made general donations in 2011.

Marilyn BostonLawrence CleinCarol CockfieldDorothy FarrKymm FeldmanMargaret FergusonIan Fraser and Janine SchweitzerAnn GageJoan GilbertAlan and Janis GrantJohn HallNancy HamptonElinor HicksTed HsuElizabeth JamesGordon T JohnsonKGH Nurses’ AlumnaeMargaret LittleMargaret MansonE. Joan MartinDonna McDougallCarol Murphy

Dorothy NeilNursing Week Dinner CommitteeMarilyn PalmerJessica RadkeGlenda RobertsonStephen RoughtonTrudy ShawSt. Thomas Church SeniorsMargaret L. Stephenson

Endowment FundsWe express our appreciation to the following KGH Nurses’ Alumnae Museum Endowment Fund contributors.

Marilyn BostonKatherine CrothersNancy Ann DisneyBrenda FossKGH Nurses’ AlumnaeKGH Nurses’ Alumnae, Ottawa BranchMarion Swan

20th Anniversary Celebrations We would like to offer a special thanks to our 20th Anniversary Presentation Sponsors who made the celebrations and fund-raisers possible:

Ian Fraser and Janine SchweitzerSusan Creasy Financial Inc.

Our sincere thanks to all who contributed, financially or in-kind, towards the Museum’s Public and Educational Programming during our 20th Anniversary Celebrations!

Amey’s Greenwood TaxiAquaterra Restaubistro by Clark Peter and Anne AstonGregory BaranElizabeth BardonSue BazelyMarilyn BennettBody Now 4 Mums & KidsMarilyn BostonDenise BowesCAA TravelCamera KingstonCathie Hamilton ArtistCFRC 101.9 FM Queen’s RadioTimothy and Margaret ChandlerNancy Churchman and Bill DobsonCOGECO

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The Gift CircleThe commitment is apparent from individuals and organizations who have contributed a donation well above their Museum Membership. We would like to recognize all levels of the Gift Circle that helps sustain our museum.

AssociatesFelicity PopeRobert and Judy Reid

PartnersAlice J. BaumgartDepartment of Obstetrics and GynaecologyDwight Ferris and Martin RussellMichael and Carol KnightDonald and Diana LowPaul and Katherine ManleyMargaret and Karl PolkHugh and Diane ProssHelen RoughtonLynn TomkinsDavid Walker and Emily LeslieGordon and Joanne WattJames WilsonLisa Zeitz

FriendsArlene AishJean AlexanderJohn and Eleanor AndersonPeter and Anne AstonMarilyn BennettBruce and Elaine BermanMarlene BlakeleyColin and Valerie BlythGeorge CarsonKatherine CrothersJill CruickshanksLola Cuddy and Mel WiebeTony and Maggie DaicarJohn DroverEleanor EinarsonJane Errington

The Museum of Health Care gratefully acknowledges all of our 2011 Members, Gift Circle Contributors, and Donors. thank you to all of our supporters for your ongoing commitment to our work. this support ensures that the Museum of Health Care can continue to preserve material culture and enhance understanding of the

history of health and health care in Canada. In addition to our recognized contributors, we extend thanks to all our anonymous donors.

Dorothy FarrAlison FroeseRH and Carolyn GorwillHerbert and Eleanor GrennellJoan and Fred HolmesRobyn HouldenLola HultonEdward and Christa IstvanAnne JemmettNathan KaufmanWilliam KendrickLynn KirkwoodMargery LowNorman and Lori LowHeather MacDougallDouglas and Blu MackintoshDoreen MainseBarbara and John MatthewsPeter MillikenFrances MorrisSioban NelsonEd and Sandra O’NeillWilliam and Diana PatersonDiane PeacockMartin PerryDavid and Clare RaynerMarian ReidRobert ReynoldsJean RoughtonMarionrose SavageCharles SimondsDan, Carolyn, Luke, Ryan and Eva SipesJohn and Hariette StalkerMargaret L. StephensonMurray TaylorRuth Dafoe TaylorTed Toffelmire and Deirdre WaywellBernard and Jean TrotterKim E. TurnerJohn and Donna TweddellDean and Jann Van VugtMarie WarnerMargaret Williams

Museum MembershipThe Museum acknowledges with gratitude the support of its members.

* Asterisks signify a donation in addition to a membership.

Timothy R AgapasMary AkensonTassos AnastassiadesJohn BachynskyGregory BaranBeverley Ann BellBarbara BennettDiane BerryJames BirchardVera BlackPatricia BlairGerland Boyce*Margaret Brown*Margaret BrownPeter Bryson and Gayle BarrAnnette BurfootMartha CapykKatie Carmichael*Tom Challis*Tim and Margaret ChandlerNancy Churchman and Bill DobsonCarole ClendenningMoussa CohanimMaxine Cohrs*Christine CollierL. Bruce CronkEugene DagnoneJames H DarraghElaine and Michael DaviesFrances Day*Mary Lou Dean*Donald and Mabs DelahayeNicholas DelvaJudy Douglas*Jacalyn DuffinSarah Jane and Richard DumbrilleMary-Kathleen Dunn and Nathan Radke*Sharon Eaton*Thomas EchlinBettyann ElliottJayne Elliott*Roger and Margaret Ellis*Charlene FawcettRichard G. Fleming*Donald and Patricia Forsdyke

Acknowledging Our Generous 2011 Supporters

For more information on supporting the Museum of Health Care: www.museumofhealthcare.ca ∙ 613-548-2419 ∙ 32 George Street, Kingston, ON

Christine CollierSusan CreasyCreative FramingJill CruickshanksCurry OriginalJane and Noel DerrickDiana Esthetic CentreHenry DinsdaleDox Restaurant (Holiday Inn)Jacalyn DuffinSarah Jane and Richard DumbrilleFour Point Sheraton/Ambassador Conference ResortGloria FoxLorne FoxIan Fraser and Janine SchweitzerRH and Carolyn GorwillAlan and Janis GrantGrizzly GrillHalstead & Co Hair StudioCharles HayterCarol HazellHotel BelvedereTed HsuIn BloomJames Reid Furniture

Jessup Food & Heritage LimitedArthur and Lois JordanClaire KellyKingston Symphony AssociationDenis Lehotay and Joan ScaglioneDebbie LoderLone Star Texas GrillLow & Behold James and Margery LowMarc F. Raymond OpticiansBarbara and John MatthewsMinotaur Games & GiftsFrank and Anne NormanOlden GreenJoy O’NeillJanet OullahanVlajko PericPeter’s Place RestaurantPita Pit RestaurantMichelle PodhyRonald PokrupaMargaret and Karl PolkProgress Fitness and Aquatic CentreHugh and Diane ProssRivendell Golf CourseMary-Stewart Ross

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Helen RoughtonJean RoughtonMarionrose SavageSima SushiSt. Joseph’s School of Nursing AlumniKyle StepaTangoThe Ruffled Feather Fine FoodThe Toucan The Ultimate Hair SalonTir Nan Og Irish PubEdgar TumakRick and Jane WarrenDonna WattsHenk and Ineke WeversColin WigintonWine KitzWireless ExpressWoodenheads RestaurantYMCAHeather and Dick Zoutman

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the history and science of health and health care with an audience whose interest in health care is significant in light of their visit to the hospital. the Museum looks forward to the possibility of returning to this setting in our efforts to reach out to the regional community.

Research is an essential prerequisite to all initiatives in the Museum. the accession of each new artefact in the collection requires detailed research to assure the documentation provided on the collection catalogue is accurate. Each program and exhibition is developed by a project team including experts in the topic to ensure the accuracy of the story told. this year saw the fifteenth Margaret Angus Research fellow conduct a research project leading to a manuscript and a public presentation.

the Internet is the key to achieving our vision to serve as a national resource in pubic education of the history and science of health and health care. the Museum website is undergoing a further upgrade in collaboration with istORM new Media and will be available in 2012. the website provides national and

international access to the collection catalogue. this is complemented by a new program From the Collection that features artefact profiles and a game Name That Artefact to test your knowledge. An increasing number of exhibitions can be accessed in conjunction with past and present public presentations. Internet communications include the regular BAILLIEbytes e-newsletter and our social media profiles, which are increasingly being used to reach out to a new audience.

the Museum remains grateful to the members, patrons, donors and program sponsors who each year increase their gift to the Museum. this is essential in order to assure the continuity of our staff and allow us to responsibly meet the operating costs of our facilities including the offsite storage. Our challenges remain increasing our operating budget to permit the continuing development of the Museum, building an endowment to assure long tem fiscal security for the Museum, and capital funds to permit the continuing restoration and renovation of the Ann Baillie Building.