Orphan train

Orphan train riders arrived in towns across the Midwest and South, including Arkansas, changing the lives of the children and their new families.

One of many "orphan trains' heading for America's Midwest between 1854 and 1929. Many of the children placed out were not true orphans. Most had at least one parent who was still living. The first "train" went out from The Children's Aid Society on September 20, 1854, with 46 ten-to-twelve-year-old boys and girls. Their destination was Dowagiac, Michigan.

Children, many of whom were Irish, were transported from NYC to live with families in rural America.

Thousands of orphaned and abandoned children once rode west from NYC to find new families

Orphan train

There are few tragedies more heartbreaking than being an orphan. But, in the 1800s in the United States, that tragedy brought with it unimaginable dimensions of loss, abuse, and violence. Orphanages were established to save children from the streets. But they often became places of horror. And homelessness on the streets offered no less risk of misery. The first orphanage in the U.S. was established in 1729 in Natchez, Mississippi, for white children orphaned as a result of the conflict…

Thousands of orphaned and abandoned children once rode west from NYC to find new families

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Welcome to the Orphan Trains in Illinois. The Orphan Trains placed children from the eastern United States on farms in the West States from 1851 until 1929.

Orphan Trains Rebecca Langston-George Capstone Press Available August 1, 2016 Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Goodreads From 1853 to 1929, The Children’s Aid Society and other organizations like it placed 250,000 orphaned children with families using trains to deliver the children to new families along railway lines. Sometimes children found loving homes and parents who brought them into their families and treated them as members of their household. The Children’s Aid Society sought to address the…

Thousands of orphaned and abandoned children once rode west from NYC to find new families

Louisiana's Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas Louisiana tells the story of the Orphan Trains and the stories of some of the children who rode them.

Traveling Exhibit: All Aboard the Orphan Train A general overview of the orphan train movement and a few stories of orphan train riders. Display: The exhibit consists of 4 panels, each measuring 78.7 in. tall and 33.5 in. wide. Text and images are printed on the front and back of each display panel. Packing: The

Thousands of orphaned and abandoned children once rode west from NYC to find new families

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It was 3:49 a.m. June 15, 1916, when orphan A17206 arrived at the train station in Winona, Minn. The 2-year-old girl with her name sewn in the hem of her dress was met by a couple who signed a rece…