24 September 2019
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1880 U.S. Federal Census New York Juvenile Asylum, New York, NY
Many children from the institution were sent to Illinois and other states on Orphan Trains between about 1853 and 1929.
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Crawford, Nebraska.
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Formerly the Nebraska State Historical Society.
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A contact point for those interested in the Orphan Trains riders who were given out in Indiana.
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Dedicated to the preservation of the historical event of the arrival of the Orphan Train riders from New York Foundling Hospital to Louisiana between the years 1873 and 1929.
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Lincoln, Nebraska. Many people and cultures have made Nebraska their home. Come see fascinating artifacts and hear amazing stories from our rich past.
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Orphan Train - Wisconsin - A WIGen Web Project
Wisconsin orphan train rider biographies, research queries, and lists and dates of orphan trains stopping in Wisconsin. Orphan Train research person for this site is Clark Kidder - author of Emily's Story: The Brave Journey of an Orphan Train Rider, which chronicles the true life story of his paternal grandmother - an orphan train rider sent to the Midwest in 1906. Kidder is also co-producer and co-writer of the Emmy award-winning documentary West by Orphan Train, which was inspired by his book about his grandmother.
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Video for sale.
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Information about a book from the University of Missouri Press.
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ORPHAN-TRAINS Mailing List (Archived on RootsWeb)
For the discussion of the orphan trains that carried thousands of children to new homes in any and all states, and anything pertaining to them from the 1850s to 1930. Discussions pertaining to anything related to these children, circumstances, finding their families, history of these trains, etc. are encouraged.
