THE LUBUSKA JANE DOE: A PERSONAL STORY FROM THE TIME OF WAR AND PESTILENCE

The exhibition illustrates an episode from the Lubusz region during the Thirty Years’ War, which came to an end in the town’s new district – Ochla. A tangible reminder of this is the grave of a townswoman from Zielona Góra, discovered by a forest road leading from Zielona Góra to Ochla. Coins found alongside the woman’s skeleton allow the burial to be dated to 1631, when entries appeared in the town chronicles regarding a plague epidemic that claimed the lives of two-thirds of the town’s inhabitants, and the flight of Zielona Góra’s townspeople from the plague and the raiders to nearby Ochla. This is only a preliminary outline of this tragic story. Has our investigation yielded further findings regarding Jane Doe and the circumstances of the incident? The findings of biological science specialists, who have kindly supported us with their expertise using technologically advanced equipment and the latest advances in modern medicine, will make you feel as though you are in the laboratory of ‘CSI: Crime Scene Investigation’. Facial reconstruction, pathological changes, past illnesses – for the first time, you will be able to see such things in our museum (3D glasses will also come in handy). Come and visit us!