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.

The new families and new opportunities offered for orphans who rode the rails from 1854 through the mid-1920s will be explored in a Nov. 5 presentation hosted by the Richmond Area Historical and ...

The Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas opened in 2009. There were thousands of children sent on the orphan trains throughout America. Between 1854 and 1929, charity institutions in New York ...

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 ...

In the late 1800s and early 1900s, thousands of orphaned children were placed on trains and sent across the United States. Known as the Orphan Train movement, the program aimed to relocate children ...

ST. LANDRY PARISH — The Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas preserves a little-known chapter of American history while highlighting the personal stories that connect the past to the present.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Between 1854 and 1927, more than 200,000 orphan children were transported throughout the United States and were placed into homes ...

One local library is bringing the past to life in Lawrence County with a traveling exhibit called “All Aboard the Orphan Train.” ...

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, ...

GENESEO — Geneseo Central Drama Club’s spring play isn’t just a performance — it’s a look into a little-known part of American history. “The Orphan Train,” taking the stage at Geneseo Central School ...

The railroad tracks that cross through the heart of Osage have carried a lot of history over the years. For well over a century, the countless trains that rolled through town on those rails have ...