Honouring Lost Dignity

Name: Honouring Lost Dignity
Start: 2024-11-02T14:30:00+1030
End: 2024-11-02T15:30:00+1030
Location: Port Adelaide Library

Sat, 2 Nov 2024, 2:30pm - 3:30pm ACDT

Port Adelaide Library

Port Adelaide SA, Australia

PAE Libraries

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For decades, babies who were stillborn or died soon after birth were buried in unmarked graves in the West Terrace Cemetery. As the Manager of the West Terrace Cemetery from 1994-1996, David McGowan was challenged to find the location of these graves. In meeting this challenge, he also initiated the construction of the Baby Memorial, giving recognition to the babies buried and peace to their families. David will share the story of how the project came to be, the process of identifying the graves and the resolution it achieved for those mothers.

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City of PAE Library programs and events are held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People of the Adelaide Plains. We pay respect to Elders past and present. We respect their spiritual beliefs and connections to land which are of continuing importance to the living Kaurna people of today. We further acknowledge the contributions and important role that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people continue to play within our shared community.