Orphanages: International

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The Australian Catholic Social Welfare Commission published a national directory in 1999 "A Piece of the Story," the National Directory of Records of Catholic Organisations Caring for Children Separated from Families, is a MUST if you are trying to obtain information from a Catholic children's home in Australia. It is the most comprehensive directory I've seen on child care facilities and encompasses 170 Catholic organisations that have provided care for children over the past 160 years! It also includes an appendix that discusses the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) and a list of government offices in different regions that researchers can contact directly. For more information, email or try calling (in Australia) 1300 13 80 70. You may also be able to obtain a copy through your library. [INT]

Broadmeadow Babies Home - Orphanage run by the Sisters of St. Joseph in Australia. Up until 1970 the orphan babies were used to test vaccines. This is confirmed at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute of Medical Research. Today the orphanage is part of the Penola Co-Ed Catholic College's Broadmeadows Campus. [INT]

Care Leavers of Australia (CLAN) is a network of people raised in orphanages and children's homes throughout Australia. They have a bi-monthly newsletter, support, library resources and a forum to share stories and grow. They do not have a web site yet but can be reached via email or by regular mail at PO Box 164 Georges Hall, NSW 2198 Australia. [INT]

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Coram Foundling Hospital opened in London, England in 1756 and closed in 1954. It was founded by Thomas Coram. He received £10,000 to start the orphanage provided that it accepted all types of children. At that time there was a number of illegitimate or 'bastard' children and society had previously shunned them. Coram accepted them as required. In the 20th century the orphanage moved from London into a country setting. [INT]

Guernsey Island: Searching for an orphanage that was invaded by Germans during World War II. In particular, we need to know who would have run the institution(s) and the disposition of orphans' records. [INT]

Iverness, Northern Scotland. It is believed there was an orphanage there called 'Quarier Home' or something similar to that. It closed in the 1920s. Please email us with any info so we can pass it along. [INT]

Instituto Oscar Scarpetta is an orphanage in Cali, Colombia still in operation. Services include international adoptions. [INT]

Nazareth House, Ballarat, Australia. This was a Roman Catholic orphanage run by the Poor Sisters of Nazareth for older children. [INT]

New South Wales Department of Community Services has a book entitled "Connecting Kin," which lists nearly all orphanages and children's homes in New South Wales. It is available online. [INT]

Orphan Homes of Scotland, later became Quarriers Home in Glasgow Scotland. Email Bill Dunbar the archivist for more information. [INT]

Project Roots is a Web site dedicated to helping the children that Canadian war vets left behind in England, Belgium and the Netherlands find their fathers. Lloyd and Olga Rains have helped reunited 2,500 war children. [INT]

Quarriers Homes. There were several of these homes founded by William Quarrier beginning in 1863. They are still in existence today and widely respected for their work with the family and disadvantage members of the community. Visit the University of Wolverhampton for complete information. Email them at quarriers@quarriers.org.uk. Archivist is Bill Dunbar. Check out the Quarriers Canadian Family for more history and information. [INT]

Service Station, an organization of volunteers for orphanages who provide programming, tutoring and even construction. They are an American outfit that work on projects in underdeveloped countries such as Mexico, Guatamala, Dominican Republic and Romania. Fred Cornforth is the director and can be reached at fred@servicestation.org. [INT]