Many wouldn't associate the words "bucket list item" with a town boasting a population of 5,395 (according to the 2010 census), but after learning it was the home of the National Orphan Train Museum, ...

The orphan trains were presented as a solution — a way to give children from crowded cities a better life. But thousands were ...

The Crete Public Library District reached out via social media to find descendants of orphan train riders who want to share their stories for programming related to an upcoming exhibit. Sarah Wegley, ...

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 ...

Step back in time to March 15, 1906, when the Orphan Train pulled into the Eastern Iowa town of Hopkinton. Townsfolk paused in their daily routines, drawn to the unusual gathering prompted by 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.

‘West by Orphan Train’ chronicles the adoption practice that lasted decades ‘West by Orphan Train’ chronicles the adoption practice that lasted decades Step back in time to March 15, 1906, when the ...