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The Benson family: Mad geniuses?
The Benson family was filled with remarkable talent. The struggles of that family would also seem proof of the hereditary taint of...
Amy Milne-Smith
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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Paths to the Asylum
The Lunacy Commission, in place from 1845-1913, oversaw the treatment and legislative system of all those certified as mad in England and...
Amy Milne-Smith
Mar 14, 20226 min read
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But what if the asylum was like a countryhouse?
One thing that surprised me in my research was finding patients who were happy with life in the asylum. While there were many men who...
Amy Milne-Smith
Feb 25, 20221 min read
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Thoughts on Transcribing and Courts Martial
I found the process of transcribing these documents rewarding and the information revealed to be interesting and, sometimes, surprising....

Brianne Casey
Aug 16, 20213 min read
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The Courts Martial project
Since I posted the spreadsheet of the transcription project that my research students have been working on for the past 2 years I thought...
Amy Milne-Smith
Jun 30, 20212 min read
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Katrina's notes on military memoirs
Throughout the last two months, I have been reading military memoirs mainly from the mid to late nineteenth century, looking for...

Katrina Van Der Ahe
Jun 23, 20213 min read
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Welcome
I have created this website to share research findings on my recent projects. I will be posting transcriptions of primary sources that...
Amy Milne-Smith
Jun 8, 20211 min read
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