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Date(s) - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
7:00 pm
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Speaker: Heather Bigwood, Curator, National Orphan Train Complex
Many of us are aware of the child migration program that sent over 100,000 children from the UK to Canada. But, did you know that from 1854 to 1929, an estimated 250,000 children were sent by train to rural communities throughout the continental United States and Canada?
Join us as Heather explains the history of the orphan train movement, how it worked, how it ended, the link to Canada, and how to determine if your ancestor could have ridden on an orphan train.
Please register for this virtual event.
