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| October 18, 2008 Minnesota Orphan Train Reunion St. Francis Center in Little Falls, Minnesota For more information on the annual meeting contact Sister Christelle Watercott at (320)632-0695 or email, info@fslf.org. Click here to see a photo of the 2007 Reunion |
| October 2008 Illinois Orphan Train Reunion Sycamore, Illinois The 2007 Illinois Reunion has been cancelled this year. The next reunion will be held sometime in 2008. Contact Shirley Howenstine for more information: 847-729-8862 or trainlady29@aol.com Click here to see photos and read about the 2006 Reunion |
| April 25, 2009 Colorado Orphan Train Reunion The 2008 Reunion has been cancelled this year, but will be held again in 2009. The Colorado Reunion will now be held every two years instead of every year. Holiday Inn Golden, Colorado For more information on next year's reunion, contact Roz Brown at 303-969-9645 or rozzie@rozbrown.com. Click here to see photos of the 2006 event. |
| May 2-3, 2008 Missouri Orphan Train Reunion Riverside Church 5401 Mitchell St. Joseph, Missouri If you have ever wondered what your family tree might look like or want information on how to preserve old photos and papers, come to the Missouri Reunion to get help from Sharon Hibbs, Director of the Family History Department and Crystal Stuck of the Public Library in St. Joseph. Also, come listen to the stories of Orphan Train Rider descendants. For a detailed schedule and registration form click here (PDF) For information, contact Richard Pistole at 816-232-1445 or rpistole@peoplepc.com. To read an article on the 2007 Reunion and see photographs of the event click here. |
| September 19-20, 2008 National Orphan Train Celebration National Orphan Train Complex 300 Washington St. Concordia, Kansas For more details contact NOTC at: 785-243-4471 or othsa@msn.com To read an article on the 2007 Celebration and see photographs of the event click here. . |
| June 6, 2009 Nebraska Orphan Train Reunion Madison County Museum Platte County Historical Society Museum 118 W 3rd 2916 16th St. Madison, NE Columbus, NE The 2008 Nebraska Reunion was held April 26-27. Part of the Celebration was a writing contest for the local elementary schools. To compete in the contest, the students were asked to write a short narrative starting with "I woke up in the year 1854 and was told I would be riding a train from New York to Nebraska" Click here to view the 8 winners. Click here to read about the 2008 Reunion and see pictures. |
| July 2008 Louisiana Orphan Train Reunion Opelousas, LA 70570 Stayed tuned for more details. For more information contact 337-942-7845. |
| June 28, 2008 Harvey Girl's Dinner Fundraiser National Orphan Train Complex Concordia, Kansas Experience the unique dinning that only the Harvey Girl's could provide through this exciting fundraiser for the National Orphan Train Complex. Dinners will enjoy food from the delicious Harvey Girl's menus in the unique setting of the 1917 Union Pacific Depot, while learning more about Fred Harvey and this unique part of our history. Stay tuned for more details! |