LAMAS 54th Local History Conference

'In Sickness and in Health': The Wellbeing of Londoners through History

Date and Time

November 16, 2019 - 10.30am – 6.00pm

Location

Weston Theatre, Museum of London

Timetable
  • Time Content
  • 10.30 Doors open: registration, and displays by societies
  • 11.00 Opening by Taryn Nixon, President of LAMAS
  • 11.10 Session 1: Institutions
    ‘Belgian refugees in London’s asylums: the case of Colney Hatch’ – Dr Rob Ellis and Dr Rebecca Gill, University of Huddersfield
  • 12.20 Keynote Lecture:
    ‘One Deadly Summer – Spanish ‘Flu in London 1918’ – Catharine Arnold, Author, Journalist and Academic
  • 1.20 LAMAS Publication Awards
    introduced by the Chair of the LAMAS Local History Committee
  • 1.30 – 2.30pm Lunch break (andopportunity to browse local society displays)
  • 2.30 Session 2: Nurses and Patients
    ‘The information legacy of the Nurses Registration Act 1919’ – Teresa Doherty, Royal College of Nursing
  • 3.45 – 4.15pm Refreshment break (tea and coffee provided)
  • 4.15 Session 3: Diseases and Cures
  • 5.30 Closing remarks