• They Rode the Orphan Trains: Franklin

    Franklin Public Library 1502 P St, Franklin, NE, United States

    Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

  • They Rode the Orphan Trains: Arapahoe

    Arapahoe Public Library 306 Nebraska Ave., Arapahoe, NE, United States

    Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

  • They Rode the Orphan Trains: Sutherland

    Maxine White / Sutherland Public Library 900 2nd St., Sutherland, NE, United States

    Novelist and humanities scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fiction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train movement, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The presentation tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on […]

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