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Discover the story of a child from the Foundling Hospital who was apprenticed at just three years old
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Catherine Bray’s story
22nd November 2023
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Transcription volunteer Barbara traced her 4x great-grandfather using Coram’s Foundling Hospital Archive
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Finding My Foundling, George Diston
31st October 2023
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Molly O'Doherty updates on our University of the Third Age shared learning project
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U3A volunteers bring mothers’ stories to light
23rd June 2022
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Volunteer transcriber Hilary looks into the fascinating history of her mother’s Foundling foster mother.
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Gran’s story: The life of a Coram foster mother
9th May 2022
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Our Volunteer Coordinator Molly explains how collaboration is at the heart of our transcription project.
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Collaboration among our transcribers
13th December 2021
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James Butler’s story
5th November 2021
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From family discovery to Half Marathon: How my mum’s Foundling Hospital heritage inspired me to support Coram
1st September 2021
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Follow the story of Mr Collingwood with our conservator Wanda and archivist Jo.
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Uncovering hidden stories in the archive: Mr Collingwood
13th August 2021
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Find out how long-term health issues affected Foundling pupils in these three stories from the archives.
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Ten young lives: Long-term health challenges
15th June 2021
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Read the surgical stories of the Foundling pupils as uncovered by one of our transcribers.
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