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Read the surgical stories of the Foundling pupils as uncovered by one of our transcribers.
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Ten young lives: surgical stories
7th June 2021
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Volunteer transcriber Julie follows the story of Sophia, who emigrated to Australia, in our archives.
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Uncovering Sophia Foster’s story from Australia
3rd June 2021
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We are saying a big thank you to our volunteers this Volunteers' Week.
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A thank you to our volunteers!
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Julian explores Charles Dickens' essay about the Foundling Hospital.
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Exploring Dickens’ portrayal of the care experience
8th June 2021
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Supreme talks about finding your voice as a young person in care in her new video.
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Turning up your volume when others have turned it down
28th May 2021
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Sabrina and Lucretia were taken from the Foundling Hospital by Thomas Day for an experiment.
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Sabrina’s and Lucretia’s story – the real Eliza Doolittles
20th May 2021
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In this blog Amy celebrates International Boys Day.
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The boys of the Foundling Hospital
12th May 2021
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Find out what makes being a transcription volunteer so special.
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4 great reasons to become a transcription volunteer
12th May 2021
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Find out about how we are digitising our archive.
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Digitising documents from the Foundling Hospital archive
12th May 2021
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Louise talks about her experience of mental health in the care system.
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