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The Last Orphan Trains
For over 70 years the orphan trains carried close to 150,000 children to new homes throughout the country. But by 1930, changing laws and changing attitudes saw the end of this most unique program.
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"Street Arabs"
In the mid-to-late nineteenth century, New York City was dealing with a very special problem--the plight of homeless children. Read how one man's vision was the start of a most unusual program for children.
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ADOPTION SEARCHES
Adoption can leave some of your branches on the family tree empty. These are links to help your search for those missing relatives.
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Kansas Charley on an Orphan Train
Kansas Charley is placed on an Orphan Train and sent to another farm in Minnesota. He is again whipped for bedwetting and was not provided sufficient clothing.
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Westward Ho! All Aboard the Orphan Train
What were the orphan trains? Find out about some of America's youngest emigrants who traveled to points unknown in search of a new life.
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Rodzina
Rodzina is a fictional story about a twelve-year-old Polish orphan girl and her journey from Chicago across the United States on an orphan train in 1881.
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Kansas Charley and Brother Fred
Kansas Charley runs away from the Booth farm. Mr. Booth threatens to beat him if he does not return. Charley wants to live in Kansas with his brother.
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Life at the Orphanage
Kansas Charley and his siblings are admitted to the New York City Orphan Asylum. In time, his brothers and sister are placed with families, leaving Charley all alone.
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Trailblazer Books: Great Historical Fiction for Children
The Trailblazer Series introduces young readers (ages 8 to 12) to many interesting historical figures, through stories in which children of the past interact with Christian heroes.
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A Tale of Two Countries
National symbols and holidays are just two ways in which nations celebrate their history. Read on and learn about the history behind some of the more famous American and French national symbols.
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Books About Non-Traditional Adoptions for Kids
Focused on the fact that each adoptive family is both normal and unique, these children's books celebrate same-sex, single parent, foster care and open adoption families.
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Kansas Charley Becomes an Orphan
Kansas Charlie: plagued with bed-wetting, father commits suicide, not released from orphanage at age twelve.
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A Vacation Trip to Hill City, South Dakota
Hill City, South Dakota, is the oldest existing city in Pennington county. It's a town steeped history, from the buildings, to the steam powered 1880 train locomotive.
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Inspiring Words from Children's Author Verla Kay
Interview with children's author, Verla Kay and her words of wisdom and advice for children's writers.
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