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Apr 26, 2015 · West by Orphan Train will tell the story of these children, who were taken from a sometimes-rough existence to an unfamiliar rural setting during an era that lasted from 1854 to 1929.
Apr 25, 2021 · This Orphan Train documentary explores the origins of the movement and the experiences of the young riders through the archival photographs, historical re-enactments, expert interviews and first-person accounts from Orphan Train Riders. Airdates: WTVP-HD 47.1 – Sun, 05/16/2021 @ 6 PM
Nov 13, 2017 · Duration: 59 minutes. Availability: Worldwide. It seems incomprehensible that there was a time in America’s not-so-distant past when nearly a quarter of a million children from East Coast orphanages were loaded on trains and sent west, where they were presented “for the picking.”
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- Colleen Krantz
West by Orphan Train takes a balanced look at the whole story, which had both humanitarian and cruel aspects. The emotional impact of the film and its discovery of illuminating primary sources will undoubtedly stir new investigations and insights in Iowa’s genealogical and local history discussions
Explore the origins of the Orphan Train movement that took place at a time when there were no systems in place to help the poor and homeless in this video adapted from the documentary West by Orphan Train produced by Colleen Bradford Krantz and Clark Kidder.
