While the Orphan Trains were a historically significant event in the nation’s past, the whole saga of the transportation of these children across the country has generally been ignored or forgotten.

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, ...

‘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 ...

Angie Snook, executive director of the Geneseo Historical Museum, will be speaking at the Dairy Building in Bishop Hill at 1:30 p.m. on Saturday August 9. She will be talking about The Orphan Train ...

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 ...