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History of St Ann’s St Ann’s began as the idea of Miss Annie Barnett in 1922. Miss Annie, her sister and a number of friends were determined to provide warmth, comfort and companionship to elderly people and in this way St Ann’s’ became the first aged care home in Tasmania. After Miss Annie Barnett’s death in 1946, members of the Hobart Baptist Church established St Ann’s Homes Incorporated and formed a committee to take over the management and responsibilities of the Home. St Ann’s Homes is fortunate to be one of the beneficiaries of the Princess Melikoff Trust. The Trust is the legacy of Hobart-born woman, Pauline Curran who in 1926 married Prince Maximilian Melikoff. |
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Princess Melikoff Trust St Ann’s has been a major beneficiary of Princess Melikoff (the former Pauline Curran) both during her lifetime and from her Estate following her death in 1988. When Pauline Curran was a young woman, and on a visit to Great Britain, she fell in love with a Russian aristocrat who had fled his country during the Red Revolution in 1917. On 20th January 1926, she married Captain Prince Maximilian Melikoff at St David’s Cathedral, Hobart. The Princess lived most of her life in London but visited the land of her birth on many occasions. On one of these visits to Hobart she arranged to set up a trust fund so that the interest from her assets held in Tasmania could be made available to St Ann’s. Over the decade the Melikoff bequest has been available to St Ann's, significant redevelopment has been made possible as well |
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as many other improvements allowing St Ann's to provide
better accommodation to all residents at St Ann's. The Princess Melikoff Trust is managed by Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees. |
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