The influx of immigrants led to a surge in child homelessness, particularly in New York. Thus began the Orphan Train Movement, a humanitarian mission aimed at sending children from slums to the ...

By Wendy Petersen-Biorn It all started with a quilt. Carver County Historical Society library researcher Marlene Magnuson attended a program by Ann Zemke, who used quilts to tell the story of her ...

In 1854, there were over 10,000 abandoned, orphaned children living on the streets of New York City. Out of this desperate situation was born the orphan Train. This is a fictionalized account ...

Alabama passes a law stating that an adopted child has the right to inherit property from adoptive parents. The first "orphan train," initiated by the Children's Mission for the Children of the ...

Brace have the force and courage to save it? Orphan Train is a powerful reminder of how a nation and its character are built — one child, one family at a time. This world premiere New York ...

4. Ask students to imagine life as a homeless child in the 1800s living on New York City's streets, taking an orphan train, then living with a family in rural America. Have them write a story or ...