9NEWS: Colo. man one of the last few who rode the Orphan Train
Colo. man one of the last few who rode the Orphan Train
Concordia, Kan., is putting up several statues of orphans like this one of a young Miriam Zitur, who rode the rails from New York City to a new home. (Bruce N. Meyer/Chicago Tribune/TNS) Concordia, ...
Pharos-Tribune: Logansport woman who arrived on orphan train honored with statue in Kansas
More than a century after she arrived in Indiana as part of the historic Orphan Train movement, the life of Jeanette Catherine Minneman Bender is being honored ...
Logansport woman who arrived on orphan train honored with statue in Kansas
PUEBLO - For about 75 years starting in the mid-1800s, more than 200,000 homeless abandoned children in the eastern U.S. were put onto trains headed west. The hope was someone would give them new ...
Sioux City Journal: MINI: No one expected a free ride on the Orphan Train
In response to the July 30 Mini Editorial, my dear mother was one of the riders of an Orphan Train that came to this area from the east. Her parents, as well as almost all of the "orphans," were in ...
COLUMBUS, Kan. — The Orphan Train Traveling Display exhibit at the Cherokee County Genealogy and History Library is reviving a generation’s interest in the country’s early foster care and adoption ...
Chicago Tribune: Crete Library seeks descendants of orphan train riders for panel discussion
The Crete Public Library District reached out via social media to find descendants of orphan train riders who want to share their stories for programming related to an upcoming exhibit. Sarah Wegley, ...