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A group of care-experienced young people delivered a powerful performance of a new play, Echoes Through Time
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Care-experienced young people perform sold-out play at Hoxton Hall
5th April 2024
Blog
Helen Warren explores the history of her Foundling ancestor, Edmund Fitz-George, an apprentice blacksmith
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Finding My Foundling, Edmund Fitz-George
3rd April 2024
Blog
Discover how Ann Young’s 5x great granddaughters discovered details about her early life
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Finding Our Foundling, Ann Young
14th March 2024
Event
A semi-staged production created by an ensemble of care-experienced young people and directed by Vicky Moran
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Echoes Through Time: The Story of Care
Blog
We asked our Story of Care Ambassadors to create audio content reflecting on the care system
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Story of Care Ambassadors: Spoken Word
26th February 2024
Event
Discover the history of the Westerham Foundling Hospital and see our narrative blanket
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Westerham and the Foundling Hospital – National Trust
Event
Join us and our panel of speakers to examine how our understanding of poverty and need has evolved
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“His Innocent Subjects”: A Historical Exploration of the ‘Deserving’ and ‘Undeserving Poor’
Blog
John Crowdhill was able to establish a successful career through apprenticeships in clock and watch making
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John Crowdhill’s story
1st December 2023
Blog
Stephen Quilter’s story as a musical instrument maker is an example of the greatness the Foundlings achieved
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Stephen Quilter’s story
24th November 2023
Blog
Discover the story of a child from the Foundling Hospital who was apprenticed at just three years old
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