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Riders on the Orphan Train – Minden

September 11, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 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 11, 2023
Time:
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm CDT
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Organizer

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

Jensen Memorial Library
443 N. Kearney Ave.
Minden, NE 68959 United States
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Phone
308.832.2648
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