The Orphan Trains
They relied on the kindness of strangers. The stories of some of the 150,000 poor children who from 1854 to 1929 were sent away from the cities on trains, by children’s charities, to begin new lives with foster families far away.
They relied on the kindness of strangers. The stories of some of the 150,000 poor children who from 1854 to 1929 were sent away from the cities on trains, by children’s charities, to begin new lives with foster families far away.