Saturday 8 March 2014

TNA podcast - the history of learning disability

The latest podcast from the National Archives at Kew is entitled He is so silly he would rather have a half pence than a shilling: Discovering the history of learning disability. It is a 48 minute long talk by Simon Jarrett about "the history of people with learning disabilities, known variously over time as idiots, imbeciles, defectives and the mentally handicapped".

To listen to the talk visit http://media.nationalarchives.gov.uk/index.php/discovering-the-history-of-learning-disability/ or download for free from iTunes.

Chris

My latest genealogy books are Tracing Your Family History on the Internet (2nd ed), Discover Scottish Civil Registration Records, and Tracing Your Irish Family History on the Internet. My next Pharos course is Scotland 1750-1850: Beyond the OPRs, which commences May 14th 2014, 5 weeks, price £45.99.

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