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  • Art Smith's Story

    Arthur F. Smith, an orphan train rider in 1922, tells his personal story.

    www.hamilton.net

  • Orphan Trains

    Background on the orphan trains that brought children from overcrowded homes and orphanages in the big northeastern cities to homes out west.

    www.outfitters.com

  • They Rode the Orphan Trains

    An article about the orphan trains of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the children who rode them.

    www.rootsweb.com

  • The Orphan Trains

    From P.B.S.'s "The American Experience." This site provides information about the orphan trains designed to take their passengers to a better place and a fresh start.

    www.pbs.org

  • Riders on an Orphan Train

    Provides a brief history of the orphan trains and the stories of riders Anna May Potthoff Keeton and William James Kimmel.

    www.kancoll.org

  • Orphan Trains of Kansas

    Stories, articles, bibliographies, timeline and other information on orphans shipped west at the turn of the century in hopes of a better life.

    www.kancoll.org

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