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 ...

Between 1854 and 1929, tens of thousands of orphans collected off the streets of New York City and other Eastern cities were placed on what came to be known as Orphan Trains and transported across the ...

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.

Tunica Hills Yard Sale Trail: 8 a.m. April 24 to 4 p.m. April 26. Deadline for signing up is April 1. The trail for the multifamily progressive yard sale will follow Angola Road, Old Tunica Road and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Learn more about a fascinating time in Louisiana history on Jan. 27 when Martha Aubert, president of the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas, and James Douget, a museum board member, discuss ...

FULTON - People packed into a small room in the Callaway County Public Library Saturday to learn about the Orphan Train. According to the library, between 1854 and 1929, “more than 250,000 orphans and ...