Learn about the Orphan Train Movement and its history at a free, all-ages public presentation from Glen Carbon Centennial ...

From the 1850s to 1930, the Orphan Train Movement relocated between 150,000 and 200,000 children from eastern cities to ...

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, ...

Jun. 4—DELMAR — Local artists Gabi Torres and Chris Shannon made progress over the weekend on a Hometown Pride project to replace the mural in front of the Delmar Depot Museum that depicts imagery of ...

A new bronze statue of a little girl sits on a sidewalk in Concordia, Kan. Her name is Miriam Zitur, and she’s about 6 years old with pigtails and bare feet. Miriam is among the first of several dozen ...

Few people today are aware of the largest child migration in history, Riders of the Orphan Train, but there's an outreach program with a mission to raise awareness and preserve stories about the ...

‘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 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — One thing is certain in Music City; we live among talented people who helped create some of the world's most famous recordings. One producer and engineer has set out to tell ...