2007-10-27 10:15:41 · 12 answers · asked by Kerilyn 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Senior Citizens
Hi there, I have looked up Orphan Trains on the net and have come up with the following links - these are full of information about the Orphan trains and there are quite a few more links on the subject.
Hope these links are useful to you
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/ - the American experience
http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~adoption/topics/orphan.html - Adoption history the orphan trains
http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogrundy/orphans.html - They rode the orphan trains
http://www.42explore2.com/orphan.htm - Orphan trains
2007-10-30 11:11:19 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I do remember reading about them. I know that some people that were so poor, put their children on them because they couldn't feed them These trains were in the year 1850, overcrowded orphanges and homes sent the youth to New York to begin a better life. The results were mixed
2007-10-27 17:26:25 · answer #2 · answered by slk29406 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
My father's cousin was on one of them, Thats all I know, I have read a little about them. Originally bogarts bio said he was on an orphan train but noticed its been changed, at least the one i looked at the other day was changed.
He was supposed to have been on one of the trains with his brother Walter Bogart but thats lost history
2007-10-27 18:50:27 · answer #3 · answered by isotope2007 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Cousin I fell off from one of those train, ended up working for room an board, but it sure was better than what them thar city folk was willing to do fer me.
but that was many miles ago.
and I don't know why some folk seen to think it was a turnip truck I fallen off en.
2007-10-27 18:52:00 · answer #4 · answered by Country 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
My Lord,I never heard of it til today.I will surely look it up.My Grandfather was reared in an orphanage up North til 13.Thanks for the info.
2007-10-29 17:03:25 · answer #5 · answered by Maw-Maw 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have read that as they came into stations people took the children off to do farm work in exchange for food and board.
2007-10-27 19:52:40 · answer #6 · answered by Nora 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There are several good books written on the subject by researchers and by children who rode these trains.
Check your local library or major book store.
I think Amazon might have them also.
2007-10-27 22:03:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I heard a little about them & could only imagine what was going through those children's minds as they rode that train.
2007-10-27 20:17:10 · answer #8 · answered by Shortstuff13 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It must have been awful for the poor children.
2007-10-27 20:13:56 · answer #9 · answered by Angel Bonnie 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
heard of them on a documentary -- wow
2007-10-27 19:09:35 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋