Supporters frame baby drop boxes as a beautiful solution for all parties involved—relinquishing parents, infants anonymously ...

In 1935, my mother found herself pregnant, destitute and totally alone. When I was three months old, she gave me up to the Foundling Hospital, founded by Thomas Coram in 1739 to care for illegitimate ...

The Princess of Wales, 41, says she wants to help secure the “long-term future” of the Foundling Museum, which supports vulnerable young people and develops groundbreaking work in the early ...

The Foundling Museum, in London’s Bloomsbury neighborhood, preserves a seemingly disparate collection of items. A small metal charm engraved with the name “Meriah Duchesne,” her date of ...

An 88-year-old man who spent most of his life believing he was an orphan after growing up in a 'cruel' foundling hospital has recalled his utter shock at discovering he had a loving mother who ...

Opened in 2004 on the site of the original Foundling Hospital, Bloomsbury’s Foundling Museum tells the story of England’s first hospital for abandoned children, founded by philanthropist and ...

A note left by the family of a baby who were forced to give her up "by necessity" The untold stories of thousands of children left at 'foundling hospitals' - including one in Chester - have been ...

The untold stories of thousands of children left at 'foundling hospitals' - including one in Chester - have been published for the first time. Established in 18th Century London, the institution ...