When Ann Maree McLeod was cleaning out her mothers shed in Lockhart she found the Double Thomas splint that she used to be strapped to as a child.
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She was diagnosed with polio when she was six-years-old and this triggered the family’s move from Lockhart to Wagga Wagga and eventually Melbourne.
Ms McLeod rang Heather Trevaskis, the president of the Lockhart and District Historical Society to ask if she’d like the splint just shortly after finding it.
When Ms Trevaskis heard about the ABC open program which allows people to tell the stories behind important or interesting objects she jumped at it.
“It’s an important story from that point in time, it is social history,” Ms Trevaskis said.
The museum hopes to get a grant from the NSW Government for a touch screen display which will enable people to watch an interview with Ms McLeod and learn more about the story behind the Double Thomas splint.
With the new building well underway there are hopes of adding touches of modern technology to the museum while keeping its charm.
“People will be able to come along, click the screen and hear her story. It will add a twist to our little museum,” Ms Trevaskis said.
