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Riders on the Orphan Train – Hastings

September 14, 2023 @ 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm CDT

Old photo of dozens of children in their best clothes arranged near the back of a passenger rail car.

“Riders on the Orphan Train” is a Multi Media Presentation of live music and storytelling about the Orphan Trains. Between 1854 and 1929, over 250,000 orphaned, half orphaned and surrendered children were put on trains in New York City and sent to every state in the Continental US to find homes.

Details

Date:
September 14, 2023
Time:
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm CDT
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Website:
https://hastingslibrary.librarymarket.com/event/riders-orphan-train

Organizer

National Orphan Train Complex Museum and Research Center
Phone
785.243.4471
Email
info@orphantraindepot.org
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Venue

Hastings Public Library
314 North Denver
Hastings, NE 68901 United States
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