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- George Alexander Aberle, AKA eden ahbez – Kansas, 1917.
- Alice Bullis Ayler – Kansas, 1930.
- Mary Jane Baade – Nebraska,1912.
- Anna Miller Bassett – Texas, 1918.
- Charles Bintliff – South Dakota, between 1889-1900.
- Hazelle Boxberg – Texas, 1918.
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- Ellen Broderick – North Dakota,1908.
Feb 13, 2024 · Orphan train research helps find foster children between 1853 and 1930 who rode trains from New York City, Boston, or Chicago to new homes in other states ...
Sep 1, 2023 · Between 1854 and 1929 more than 150,000 children rode the Orphan Train out of NYC and into the midwest. Not all were orphans, many had parents who
Sep 19, 2023 · Information shows that orphans were brought to Mishawaka/South Bend by Catholic charities such as the New York Foundling Asylum and New York Home Bureau for ...
Oct 27, 2023 · Great reading guide for the book orphan train by Christina Baker Kline. List ... Twenty-one photos of orphan train riders have been compiled on the CBS News ...
May 22, 2023 · The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes ...
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Oct 14, 2023 · Between 1854 and 1930, more than 200000 orphaned or abandoned children were sent west on orphan trains to find new homes. Some were adopted by loving.
Apr 28, 2024 · Dodge, Emmetsburg, Garner, Harlan, Iowa Falls, Manson, Nevada, Ogden, Perry, Spencer, Stanhope and Webster City, according to Madonna Harms of Rolfe, archivist ...
Aug 7, 2023 · This is the doll given to Alice Bullis Ayler, one of the last orphans to ride the rails west in hopes of finding a new and loving home. As a long time resident ...
Apr 13, 2024 · Bella & Alice rode the Orphan train to Sidney, Iowa arriving in Sep. 1904. Alice, age 10, was placed with James Easley. Bella, age 12, may have been placed with ...