On ANZAC Day we remember the experience of children in care in both WW1 & WW2
This Danish short film tells a universal story of searching & finding for records about time out of home
This blog post provides a taste of what Christmas and the summer holidays were like for children who lived out of home.
Reblog: One child’s experience of a Christmas at “home”
WATCH: How once homeless Gregory Smith found the meaning of true contentment | Australian Story
Records about State Wards in Victoria from 1864-1923) have been made available online
We’ve added more info about NSW records and institutions after completing the first stage of our content review.
New pages on Find & Connect tell an old story, including a public standoff, charges laid, and an attempt to return poor children to their families
The first Catholic orphanages in Australia have been added to the site
As we get ready for a big year, we look to the past to inform how we prepare for the future