While the Orphan Trains were a historically significant event in the nation’s past, the whole saga of the transportation of these children across the country has generally been ignored or forgotten.

CONCORDIA, Kan. | Back in the mid-1850s, an unbelievable 30,000 children were homeless and living on their own on the streets of New York City. For various reasons those children were abandoned and ...

DYSART — Some details of when the five Morris children arrived on the orphan train remain a mystery. The impact that they and their descendants have had on the Dysart community, though, is as clear as ...

ST. PAUL -- It was3:49 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 ...

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, ...

Step back in time to March 15, 1906, when the Orphan Train pulled into the Eastern Iowa town of Hopkinton. Townsfolk paused in their daily routines, drawn to the unusual gathering prompted by the ...

“Orphan Train: a Children's Musical” shows Thursday, Friday and Saturday at the Churchill County High School auditorium. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and tickets may ...

‘West by Orphan Train’ chronicles the adoption practice that lasted decades ‘West by Orphan Train’ chronicles the adoption practice that lasted decades Step back in time to March 15, 1906, when the ...

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