Orphan Train: Directed by William A. Graham. With Jill Eikenberry, Kevin Dobson, Linda Manz, Graham Fletcher-Cook. In 1854, there were over 10000 abandoned, ...

The play tells the story of nine orphans on an "orphan train" that left New York City on May 28, 1914. The train travels to Midwestern towns in search of ...

Oct 14, 2022 · Abandoned at the orphanage. It was 1926, and nine-year-old Lee Nailling and his younger brother were left at a New York City orphanage. Lee's ...

Overview ... Moving between contemporary Maine and Depression-era Minnesota, Orphan Train is a powerful novel of upheaval and resilience, of second chances, and ...

Aug 19, 2023 · The Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, Inc. (OTHSA)—founded in 1986 in Springdale (Washington and Benton counties)—preserves the ...

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Located in Old Sacramento, the California State Railroad Museum is regarded as North America's railroad museum. Home of the Polar Express.

Families acted from various motives, and not all children who rode orphan trains found happy homes. Some suffered abuse, were treated like hired help or were ...

Jan 1, 2017 · The orphan train was Charles Loring Brace's idea to deal with the some 30,000 children living on the streets in New York City. Around 1850, ...

In particular, Alison Pick's novel, Far to Go comes to mind. However, the Orphan Train is about the orphaned or homeless children living on America's east coast ...