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, ...

Humanities Nebraska is funding a four-city tour of the program “Riders on the Orphan Train” in July. The program will come to the Chadron Library July 22 at 3 p.m. Several thousand children came to ...

KEARNEY — Anne Foradori spent five years tracking down and contacting sources to bring “Orphan Train: The Musical” to the University of Nebraska at Kearney. When she finally landed the production, ...

The railroad tracks that cross through the heart of Osage have carried a lot of history over the years. For well over a century, the countless trains that rolled through town on those rails have ...

Between 1854 and 1929, orphan trains from Eastern cities delivered about 400,000 children to families in rural areas of the Midwest. Missouri received 100,000 children. The “baby trains” were the ...

Press release submitted by Fulton Chamber of Commerce. Carol Chandler, retired registered nurse and active community volunteer in Dixon, Ill., will share her knowledge about Orphan Trains at the next ...