61. Trackstar: Children Of The Orphan Trains KEYWORDS US history, american history, kansas history, missouri history,age of industry, immigration, homelessness, orphan trains. http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?track_id=6131

62. Westward Expansion In America the Old West, overland trails, mountain men, orphan trains. our new Historical FictionThe american Frontier page Eyewitness The Old West; history through the http://hms.hampstead.k12.nh.us/LIBRARY/Westward expansion.htm

Back Home Next Hampstead School District Library Media Centers Westward Expansion in America Pioneers, the Old West, overland trails, mountain men, orphan trains Literature Links: Go to the Westward Expansion website at http://www.connectingstudents.com/themes/west.htm for a list of fiction books about pioneers and moving west. Be sure to visit our new Historical Fiction: The American Frontier page. It contains a list of fiction books owned by the Hampstead Central and the Hampstead Middle School Libraries. The Battle of the Little Big Horn, 1876 http://www.ibiscom.com/custer.htm Buffalo Hunt, 1846 - In the words of Francis Parkman. http://www.ibiscom.com/buffalo.htm A Cowboy in Dodge City, 1882 http://www.ibiscom.com/dodge.htm Eyewitness: The Old West History through the eyes of those who lived it At this site, you can read the eyewitness accounts of the settling of the west, taken from letters, articles, and the diaries of those who were there. Read about crossing the plains in a covered wagon, riding an overland stage, fighting with Custer, and more. http://www.ibiscom.com/owfrm.htm

63. The American Experience/The Orphan Trains/About The Program 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. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/amex/orphan/index.html

About the Program "I had the whole future ahead of me, and I didn't know what to expect." Elliot Bobo Eighty years ago, Elliot Bobo was taken from his alcoholic father's home, given a small cardboard suitcase, and put on board an "orphan train" bound for Arkansas. Bobo never saw his father again. He was one of tens of thousands of neglected and orphaned children who over a 75-year period were uprooted from the city and sent by train to farming communities to start new lives with new families. Elliot Bobo's remarkable story is part of The Orphan Trains. The story of this ambitious and finally controversial effort to rescue poor and homeless children begins in the 1850s, when thousands of children roamed the streets of New York in search of money, food and shelterprey to disease and crime. Many sold matches, rags, or newspapers to survive. For protection against street violence, they banded together and formed gangs. Police, faced with a growing problem, were known to arrest vagrant childrensome as young as fivelocking them up with adult criminals. In 1853, a young minister, Charles Loring Brace, became obsessed by the plight of these children, who because of their wanderings, were known as "street Arabs." A member of a prominent Connecticut family, Brace had come to New York to complete his seminary training. Horrified by the conditions he saw on the street, Brace was persuaded there was only one way to help these "children of unhappy fortune."

64. The American Experience/The Orphan Trains/About The Program Explore more about the program to rescue poor and homeless children that became "a forerunner of modern foster care" with a teacher's guide. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan

About the Program "I had the whole future ahead of me, and I didn't know what to expect." Elliot Bobo Eighty years ago, Elliot Bobo was taken from his alcoholic father's home, given a small cardboard suitcase, and put on board an "orphan train" bound for Arkansas. Bobo never saw his father again. He was one of tens of thousands of neglected and orphaned children who over a 75-year period were uprooted from the city and sent by train to farming communities to start new lives with new families. Elliot Bobo's remarkable story is part of The Orphan Trains. The story of this ambitious and finally controversial effort to rescue poor and homeless children begins in the 1850s, when thousands of children roamed the streets of New York in search of money, food and shelterprey to disease and crime. Many sold matches, rags, or newspapers to survive. For protection against street violence, they banded together and formed gangs. Police, faced with a growing problem, were known to arrest vagrant childrensome as young as fivelocking them up with adult criminals. In 1853, a young minister, Charles Loring Brace, became obsessed by the plight of these children, who because of their wanderings, were known as "street Arabs." A member of a prominent Connecticut family, Brace had come to New York to complete his seminary training. Horrified by the conditions he saw on the street, Brace was persuaded there was only one way to help these "children of unhappy fortune."

65. Items For You - AmericasPast.com Molly Pitcher (american Legends). cover The american Experience orphan TrainsVideo of the PBS special. See More american history Related Items . http://www.americaspast.com/items.shtml

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66. About TIPS Africa Alaska american Revolution Ancient Indian Civilizations Betsy Ross BlackHistory Caveman Civil Mexico orphan trains Pi Pony Express Populism Railroads http://education.wichita.edu/m3/tips/social_studies/lessontable.htm

Home About TIPS TRACER Model TIPS Teams ... Social Studies Technology Integration Projects for Students Middle Level Social Studies Several middle school social studies topics are listed below. Each has a hotlist of Web sites screened by middle school teachers for use in their classrooms. Following the hotlist are 2-3 lessons on the topic which require students to access the Internet for information and understand the information enough to present to others in a variety of ways: worksheets, flyers, multimedia presentations, papers, thesis statements. Africa Alaska American Revolution Ancient Indian Civilizations ... Kansas State Historical Society Africa Hotlist Comparing Egyptian and A frican Civilizations Historical Comparisons: Egypt and Other African Countries Alaska/Jack London Alaska/Jack London Hotlist Jack London Biography Alaska's Monthly Snowfall To Build a Fire: Call of the Wild American Revolution Hotlist Causes Leaders Timeline Ancient Indian Civilizations Hotlist Ancient Indian Civilization WebQuest Betsy Ross Betsy Ross and the American Flag Black History Who's Who in Black History Etruscans Hotlist Estruscans and the Romans How did the Etruscans live?

67. Orphan Train Collection orphan Train Heritage Society of America, Inc. The purpose of this site is tohelp educate the american Public about this chapter of american history. http://www.orphantrainriders.com/

The Orphan Train Collection D. Bruce Ayler, editor Introduction Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, Inc. Mary Ellen Johnson Founder/Executive Director 614 East Emma Ave., #115, Springdale, Arkansas 72764-4634 Telephone: 479-756-2780 Fax: 479-756-0769 Introductory Comments by D. Bruce Ayler The following website is a collection of magazines, books, newspapers, newsletters, photos, and interviews. Most of them have been published in one form or another. Where the original source is known, it is specified. The purpose of this site is to help educate the American Public about this chapter of American History. This is one part of our heritage that has been ignored. There are those who will claim that it never happened. Over the years, I have met many living witnesses to these events. These are their stories. There are too many similar stories to be ignored. This is no where near a complete listing of all those children. For every story documented, there are ten more that are not. The majority of these children have grown up, contributed to the welfare of America, had their families, and passed on to their reward. Although there are still many living witnesses, they are in their 70s and 80s. Soon, the living witnesses will be gone. A much more complete listing is kept at OTHSA National Headquarters in Springdale, Arkansas. To protect their privacy, all personal contact with these Riders, must be cleared through the National Office. See the top of this page for contact numbers.

68. Orphan Trains newstribune.com/stories/060699/com_0606990024.asp 10) orphan trains Tale An AmericanTragedy (Book Tucson Author Alison Moore Explores The history Of The http://www.eduscapes.com/42explore/orphan.htm

The Topic: Orphan Trains Easier - Beginning in 1854, for seventy-six years thousands of homeless, neglected poor children from New York City were moved west to rural towns and farm communities. They traveled by rail. Families took them into their homes. Some became foster children or were adopted into a family. Others lived as boarders, apprentices, or live-in laborers. Some found good homes; others found a new life of indentured service or even abuse. Some loved and were loved in their new homes. Others ran away or moved on to another family. Harder - From 1854 to 1929, orphan trains from New York "placed out" 150,000 to 200,000 destitute children, mainly to homes in the farming communities of the Midwest. Some of these children, young infants to age 15, were orphans. Many were homeless street kids, and others were given-up by parents unable to provide for their well-being. Some had been abandoned by their families, were runaways, or had been removed from abusive homes. Children on the orphan trains came from the street gangs and orphan asylums of the city. During the orphan train trip, children were accompanied by a placing agent. The trains stopped in scheduled locations. Children usually lined up in front of prospective takers on a platform or at a meeting hall. They were encouraged to look and act their best. Inspection sometimes involved poking and prodding; an attempt to ascertain their value as workers on farms or in local shops and businesses. Children that were not selected returned to the train to travel on to the another stop.

69. Orphan Trains: The Author's Perspective We Rode the orphan trains. Together these books record a littleknown chapter inAmerican history The placing out of 200,000 homeless children, transporting http://andreawarren.com/Books/TrainsOverview.html

Home About the Author Books Interview with Andrea Warren ... Purchase Books Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story and We Rode the Orphan Train s Print this page Together these books record a little-known chapter in American history: The "placing out"of 200,000 homeless children, transporting them from mostly New York City by train to areas all across the country where they were taken by new families. The orphan trains started in 1854 and ended in 1930. They were the forerunner to modern day foster homes. Some say they were a good thing, others are horrified at the thought of lining children up to be looked over by prospective parents. Yet the same thing happens at today's "adoption fairs," where children needing families have the opportunity to meet and mingle with individuals and couples interested in adopting a child. It's estimated that perhaps 50 percent of the children found good homes. The other 50 percent were taken as workers or were shuffled from home to home or abused in various ways. Yet even these children frequently express their gratitude to the orphan trains for giving them at chance at lifea chance often denied them in the brutal environs of a vast city that offered no shelter. The children became homeless for a variety of reasons. Many were the offspring of newly arrived immigrants who fell on hard times and could not support their families. Some were removed from their homes for abuse. Others ran away. Sometimes children were orphaned when their parents died of illness or from accidents.

70. Orphan Trains Overview: Print Formatted Page We Rode the orphan trains. Together these books record a littleknown chapter inAmerican history The placing out of 200,000 homeless children, transporting http://andreawarren.com/Print/TrainsOverview.html

Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story and We Rode the Orphan Train s Together these books record a little-known chapter in American history: The "placing out"of 200,000 homeless children, transporting them from mostly New York City by train to areas all across the country where they were taken by new families. The orphan trains started in 1854 and ended in 1930. They were the forerunner to modern day foster homes. Some say they were a good thing, others are horrified at the thought of lining children up to be looked over by prospective parents. Yet the same thing happens at today's "adoption fairs," where children needing families have the opportunity to meet and mingle with individuals and couples interested in adopting a child. It's estimated that perhaps 50 percent of the children found good homes. The other 50 percent were taken as workers or were shuffled from home to home or abused in various ways. Yet even these children frequently express their gratitude to the orphan trains for giving them at chance at lifea chance often denied them in the brutal environs of a vast city that offered no shelter. The children became homeless for a variety of reasons. Many were the offspring of newly arrived immigrants who fell on hard times and could not support their families. Some were removed from their homes for abuse. Others ran away. Sometimes children were orphaned when their parents died of illness or from accidents.

71. Science NetLinks: Orphan Trains social tradeoffs by examining the history of the in rural communities in the AmericanMidwest. of the Internet resources about the orphan trains have resulted http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=7&DocID=72

72. Orphan Trains Of The United States look at the westward bound orphan trains, from a american Adoptions America's AdoptionAgency Thinking Adoption? http://adoption.about.com/cs/orphantrains/

zfp=-1 About Adoption Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Adoption with Nancy Ashe Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Adopting Parents Center: How To.. Search for Birth Family Glossary of Terms ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Orphan Trains of the U.S. Guide picks Between 1854 and 1930, an estimated 150,000 - 200,000 children were transported by train from the eastern United States to foster and adoptive families in the American Mid-West. Orphan Trains A brief synopsis of the Orphan Trains with reading and video references for students and teachers. "Sister Mary James' Story" From the orphan train that carried her from New York to Louisiana, the story of Sarah Hunt, now Sister Mary James, Dominican Sister. The American Orphan Trains Transcript of the PBS program including excerpts from diaries and testimonies of organizers, riders, and parents. "The Orphan Train"

73. ORPHAN-TRAINS Mail List Home Pg. 1. OFF TOPIC subjects are not welcome. By this, I mean messages whichdo not pertain to either genealogy or the history of orphan trains. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/orphan-trains-l.htm

74. Hennepin County Library - Website Catalog: Primary Sources Historical maps of the United States Minnesota Historical Society orphan TrainsPrimary sourcesUS Federal Words and Deeds in american history. IV. http://www.hclib.org/pub/wsc/rw_primarysources.cfm

Primary Sources This site is designed to familiarize you with primary sources and their role in the research process. You will be introduced to primary sources on the Internet and learn how to locate them. Several categories and examples are presented to assist you. Read more details about primary sources and their role in the State of Minnesota's High School Graduation Standards. I. Definitions, Explanations, and Search Methods Library of Congress Learning Page: The Historians' Sources: What Are Primary Sources II. General Primary Sources Accunet/AP Multimedia Archive Over 700,000 Associated Press photographs from 1850 to the present. Updated daily. Avalon Project at the Yale Law School Documents arranged by centuries, as well as alphabetically. Encyclopedia Smithsonian: Frequently Asked Questions History: Internet Resources History Guide: Resources for Historians Librarian's Guide to the Best Information on the Net III. United States Primary Sources American Life Histories:Federal Writers' Project. American Memory, Historical Collections from the National Digital Library American Originals Chronology of U.S. Historical Documents from Pre-colonial era... ... Words and Deeds in American History IV. Archaeology, Anthropology, Myths, and Legends Aboriginal Law and Legislation Ethnic Groups and Culture Indigenous Studies Native Americans Internet Sites ... Social Science:Anthropology and Archaeology V. Ancient, Medieval, and Classical

75. More Good Books Michael McCurdy The orphan Train by Andrea Warren Joshua’s Song byJoan Hiatt Harlow Kids on american Quilts published I write history because it http://www.campusschool.dsu.edu/lofti/more_good_books.htm

More Good Books and Web Sites Good Books Ghosts of the Civil War by Cherly Harness The Battle of Gettysburg by Neil Johnson The Gettysburg Address by Ills. Michael McCurdy The Orphan Train by Andrea Warren Joshua’s Song by Joan Hiatt Harlow Kids on Strike! by Susan Campbell Bartoletti American Quilts published by Aladdin Paperbacks Girlhood Journeys published by Aladdin Paperbacks Notable Social Studies Books for Young People Great New Picture Books to Teach Social Studies, 4-6 Making Multicultural Connections Through Trade Books ... Historical Fiction @ About.com Good Web Sites The American Civil War Homepage The American Civil War The Civil War The Civil War Homepage ... Horatio Alger General All Purpose History Sites At Home In The Heartland Do History Within These Walls Lives, the Biography Resource ... America's Story "I write history because it offers a magic carpet to another time and place and offers satisfaction that things told are real." Russell Freedman

76. Anderson County Gateway People of Color history. Why the South lost the Civil War TownsYou can searchfor a town at this url Indian CaptivesSurnames Story of the orphan trains. http://www.tngenweb.org/anderson/

77. The Orphan Train in the largest children's migration in history. and 1929, an estimated 200,000 Americanchildren some not all children who rode orphan trains found happy http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Bluffs/7446/trainpage.html

For Additional Information on the Orphan Trains of America The Orphan Train The largest migration of children in history. (Undated photo from the Kansas State Historical Society) By Andrea Warren Special to The Washington Post Wednesday, November 11, 1998; Page H01 As an adult, Winefred Lorraine Williams learned that she had been placed in a New York City orphanage soon after her birth in 1922 because her unmarried mother feared the wrath of her prominent family if they discovered that she had a baby. Williams still remembers the stern caretakers at the orphanage, her thin clothes and constant hunger. Then a train ride changed her life. In 1926, Williams and 13 other orphans were scrubbed, dressed in new clothes and put aboard a westbound train at Grand Central Station. The children were not told where they were going or why. They had no idea that they were on an "orphan train" or that they had become participants in the largest children's migration in history. Winefred Williams, 6, ready for school. (Courtesy Andrea Warren) Between 1854 and 1929, an estimated 200,000 American children some orphaned, others abandoned, all in need of families traveled west by rail in search of new homes in a novel "placing out" movement.

78. The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. March 6, 2000. The Connection With Christoph Related Links, • Family Values, 1904 Version. NY Times Review of TheGreat Arizona orphan Abduction. • A history of the orphan trains. http://archives.theconnection.org/archive/2000/03/0306b.shtml

forums about us FAQ stations ... archives SEARCH: History Call the Show: 1-800-423-8255 Second Hour Listen Now Order a Tape Show airs live 11:06 to 12:00 PM EST The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction. March 6, 2000. The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction is a bizarre, turn-of-the-century kidnapping story. In a mining town on the Mexico-Arizona border in 1904 an angry mob of housewives and a few of their husbands threatened to tar and feather three nuns and a priest who brought 40 Irish Catholic orphans to meet their new adoptive parents. The parents were upstanding, solid, middle class citizens; they were also Mexican immigrants. The townspeople couldn't abide so many blonde, white children being handed over to dark-skinned Mexicans. At gunpoint the mob took the children and re-distributed them among the Anglo townswomen. The kidnapping was upheld by the US Supreme Court which concluded Mexicans should not have "the custody, care and education" of white children. The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction - in the second hour of The Connection. Related Links Family Values, 1904 Version

79. A Message From Andrea Warren A Message From Andrea Warren. Dear Students, I believe the orphan trainswere a significant event in american history. Not only did http://comsewogue.k12.ny.us/~orphantrain/warren.htm

A Message From Andrea Warren Dear Students, I believe the orphan trains were a significant event in American history. Not only did the trains impact the lives of upwards of 200,000 children and their descendants, it also impacted our social welfare system. As you study the orphan trains, study as well the living conditions of the time and consider the options available for homeless children. Then decide: Were the orphan trains an appropriate response? Each orphan train rider's story is moving and interesting, but it is important to consider the entire picture. I wish you well in your studies. Your new website and slide shows are most impressive! Andrea Warren Author of two nonfiction books on the orphan trains: Orphan Train Rider: One Boy's True Story; and We Rode the Orphan Trains

80. Orphan Trains Of The United States The american orphan trains Transcript of the PBS program including look at the westwardbound orphan trains, from a http://stepparenting.about.com/cs/orphantrains/

zfp=-1 About Adoption Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Adoption with Nancy Ashe Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Adopting Parents Center: How To.. Search for Birth Family Glossary of Terms ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Orphan Trains of the U.S. Guide picks Between 1854 and 1930, an estimated 150,000 - 200,000 children were transported by train from the eastern United States to foster and adoptive families in the American Mid-West. Orphan Trains A brief synopsis of the Orphan Trains with reading and video references for students and teachers. "Sister Mary James' Story" From the orphan train that carried her from New York to Louisiana, the story of Sarah Hunt, now Sister Mary James, Dominican Sister. The American Orphan Trains Transcript of the PBS program including excerpts from diaries and testimonies of organizers, riders, and parents. "The Orphan Train"

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