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In 1849, Catherine Dickens, wife of Charles Dickens, provided a character reference for an unmarried mother
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Highlights of the Foundling Hospital Collection: Letter from Charles Dickens’s Wife
20th August 2024
News
Coram has published the script of the play Echoes Through Time: The Story of Care
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Coram publishes play script about the past and present of the care system for schools and youth groups to perform
24th June 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 event
Event
This exhibition explores our changing understanding of ‘family’ in the last 50 years
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Real Families: Stories of Change
Article
The Hospital appeared in several newsreels now held in the archives of Reuters, Pathé, and others
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The Foundling Hospital on Film
Blog
Blanche Thetford was a blind pupil who had a successful career as a musician and music teacher
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Blanche Thetford’s story
2nd August 2023
Blog
Stories of Interest volunteer Lauren explains how Foundling Hospital pupil Catherine was punished
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Catherine Cameron’s story
24th May 2023
Article
To honour the coronation of King Charles III, we look back into our archive to explore Coram's royal history
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Celebrating the coronation: Coram’s royal history
5th May 2023
Blog
Read AFK's creative writing for our Stories of Care project
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Poem I, Charity Child, Story in Life of John Bowles – AFK
3rd May 2023
Blog
Read AC's creative writing for our Stories of Care project
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