How it all began

Newspaper Article

Placing Agents in Kansas

Sending Institutions

Map: Number of Children Placed by State

Children's Aid Society Flyer

Children's Aid Society Adoption Form

New York Foundling Hospital Form

Additional Resources

Suggestions for Cross Curriculum Studies

Powerpoint Presentations:

Orphan Trains - crayon background

Orphan Trains - blank background

Orphan Trains Version 2

Lesson Plans For: Orphan Train Riders: Their Own Stories by OTHSA A Family Apart by Joan Lowery Nixon Train to Somewhere by Eve Bunting

For additional information, visit the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America website at www.orphantrainriders.com

Other Material: Crossword Puzzle for Rodzina by Karen Cushman (word document) Orphan Train Maze (word document)