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The Orphan Train Movement was a supervised welfare program that transported children from crowded Eastern cities of the United States to foster homes located largely in rural areas of the Midwest. The orphan trains operated between 1854 and 1929, relocating from about 200,000 children.
Apr 2, 2013 · Orphan Train, highlights the real-life story of the orphan trains that between 1854 and 1929 carried thousands of orphaned, abandoned, and destitute children from the East Coast to the Midwest. A young Irish immigrant orphaned in New York City, Vivian was put on a train to the Midwest with hundreds of other children whose destinies would be ...
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Jan 28, 2019 · Learn about the orphan train movement, a 75-year effort to place homeless and impoverished children from New York City with families in the West. Discover the stories of those who rode the trains, their experiences and outcomes.
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Learn about the orphan train movement that transported over 250,000 children from New York to rural communities across the country between 1854 and 1929. Explore the FAQs, stories, documents and more on this web page.
Apr 24, 2020 · Learn about the history and impact of the Orphan Train movement, which relocated over 250,000 homeless children from East Coast cities to Midwestern farms from 1854 to 1929. Explore the background, challenges, and legacy of this early foster care system.
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The story of the National Orphan Train Complex really begins with the story of the Orphan Train itself, which began in 1854 and carried orphaned and destitute children and impoverished adults from the east coast into the West to find a new life.
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The Orphan Train Experience. After the success of the Children’s Aid Society’s first orphan train, other organizations began sending their own orphan trains west. Each organization had their own way of doing things, but most orphan train trips followed a similar pattern.
