When Orphan Trains Went West: North Platte
Lincoln County Historial Museum 2403 N. Buffalo Bill Ave., North Platte, NE, United StatesNovelist 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 […]