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1. orphantraindepot.org › marguerite-thompsonMarguerite Thompson – National Orphan Train Complex

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   One bucket of milk hit the sidewalk, the lid blew off, and half of the milk spilled out. Well, I got up, put the lid back on, and set it on the porch where it was supposed to go. The lady called my foster mother and wanted to know why she didn’t get a full quart of milk.

2. www.irishamerica.com › 2014 › 03The Orphan Trains | Irish America

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   Mar 12, 2014 · Brothers William and Thomas (right), ages eleven and nine, were put on the Orphan Train in 1880 by the New York House of Refuge. William found a good home. Thomas was exploited for labor, abused and desperate. The brothers returned to New York in their adult years and reunited.

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3. americanwomenartists.org › marguerite-thompson-zorachMarguerite Thompson Zorach: Multi-Task Artist - American ...

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   Dec 1, 2023 · One of her most famous tapestries was commissioned (1920-1932) by Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, Jr. to capture the essence of the Rockefeller’s summer home in Seal Harbor, near Bar Harbor, ME and the family’s vision for future generations by saving the beauty of Mount Desert Island.

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4. www.artnet.com › artists › marguerite-thompson-zorachMarguerite Thompson Zorach | Artnet

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   View Marguerite Thompson Zorach’s 249 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. See available paintings, prints and multiples, and works on paper for sale and learn about the artist.

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5. blogs.commons.georgetown.edu › beyondfreedomsreachMarguerite Thompson’s Petition | Beyond Freedom's Reach: A ...

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   Jun 30, 2015 · Today’s Document from the National Archives is a fascinating petition from a free woman of color in New Orleans named Marguerite Thompson, who asked the U.S. Provisional Court to confirm her status as a free person in June 1863.

6. www.obrm.org › _pdfs › The-Orphan-Train-EraOrphan The Trains

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   Orphan Train to find new homes in the Midwest. I was the fifth child, three years old, and was separated from my sister and brothers when I was adopted in southwest Missouri. My foster parents were Walter and Margaret Landreth, a child-less couple who lived twelve miles east of Neosho. Missouri. They soon became Mama and Daddy because I did not ...

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   What happened to William and Thomas on the Orphan Train?

   • Brothers William and Thomas (right), ages eleven and nine, were put on the Orphan Train in 1880 by the New York House of Refuge. William found a good home. Thomas was exploited for labor, abused and desperate. The brothers returned to New York in their adult years and reunited.

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   What happened to orphans?

   • “Many children fell through the cracks; they were mistreated, malnourished, and overworked,” says writer and researcher Marilyn Holt, author of the book, The Orphan Trains: Placing Out in America. “On the other hand, for at least half, it was a good experience. They had opportunities they would not have had if they stayed where they were.

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   How many orphans were transported from New York to the Midwest?

   • A train bound for the Midwest, c. 1920. National Orphan Train Complex Archives. Over 250,000 children were transported from New York to the Midwest over a 75-year period (1854-1929) in the largest mass migration of children in American history. As many as one in four were Irish. Life in the 19th century in New York City could be brutal for a child.

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   What happened to Orphan Train Riders?

   • While some were overworked, ran away or resorted to crime, seventy-five percent of Orphan Train Riders became productive American citizens. Two became governors, 20 were elected to Congress, and tens of thousands served in the U.S. Armed Forces.

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8. philamuseum.org › collection › objectGirl and Cat - Philadelphia Museum of Art

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   © The Zorach Collection LLC. Girl and Cat. c. 1917 Marguerite Thompson Zorach (American, 1887–1968) In this tranquil scene, likely painted in the mountains of New Hampshire where the Zorach family summered in 1917, a girl in a polka dot swimsuit tenderly cradles a restless white cat.