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Now marked by a bricked-up wall and window, Dubrovnik Orphanage was the first of its kind in the Ragusan Republic. Opened at the decree of the council in 1432, it ingeniously allowed mothers to leave their children in secret. history Opened in the early 15th century, the Dubrovnik Orphanage was one of the first institutions of its kind, the City Council progressively decreeing that an or...
This project is to list the profiles of those who as children were discarded either by society or their birth parents. Plunged into the cruelty and loneliness that was often the institution called the orphanage.“ There's a culture in orphanages that children are eager to escape from, and it's a culture of being reared as a group and not being doted upon by parents. For any child, that's the bot...
The State Public School for Dependant and Neglected Children opened in Sparta, Wisconsin in 1885. This institution operated for 89 years, impacting thousands of Wisconsinites. For adults in Monroe County, this school offered employment opportunities. For orphans and abused/neglected children across the state of Wisconsin, it provided room, board and education. Some of these children would event...
As researching my 2nd greatgrand parents whereabouts, I innocently stumbled across a very serious situation. As it turns out many children were abanded by their rich parents mostly out of Massatchusits area. Canada became some what of a dumpling zone for the elite. My goal is to find and reconnect lost family to their rightful place with in the family line . Records have purposely been destroye...
Jewish orphanage and shelter Machseh Lajesoumim - Leiden 'In memory of the children and the staff of the Jewish orphanage in Leiden, Netherlands. 'The Central Jewish orphans and Passage House 'Machseh Lajesoumim' is the eighth and last Jewish orphanage founded in our country. In the night of 5 to March 6, 1943, the first raid in Leiden took place. The raid was part of an "Evacuation The Hague, ...