Adults who were children on the "Orphan Trains",
or relatives of these children, who are seeking information on their
family history can contact the following people, societies and websites.
FREE
THE CHILDREN Free The Children is an international network of children helping
children at a local,
national and international level through representation, leadership
and action. The
primary goal of the organization is not only to free children from
poverty and
exploitation, but to also free children and young people from the
idea that they are
powerless to bring about positive social change and to improve the
lives of their
peers.
MISSOURI FOLKLORE SOCIETY
The society is collecting information on the Orphan Train in order
to preserve the floklore and history related to them.
P.O. Box 1757
Columbia, MO USA 65205
Eloise Thomsen
Eloise Thomsen has been working on a directory of "Orphan Train"
orphans.
5843 Grant Street
Omaha, NE USA 68104
Evelyn Sheets
Evelyn Sheets has spent 40 years compiling lists of the "Orphan
Train" children. Her card file is housed at the Grundy County/Jewett
Norris Library, Trenton.
511 East 9th Street
Trenton, MO USA 643683
ORPHAN
TRAIN HERITAGE SOCIETY OF AMERICA INC (Kansas)
This website is a collection of magazines, books, newspapers, newsletters,
photos, and interviews. The purpose of this site is to help educate
the American Public about this chapter of American History.
P.O. Box 322
Concordia, Kansas 66901
Tel./Fax: (785) 243-4471
ORPHAN
TRAIN PROJECT, THE The Orphan Train Project goal is to help orphanages around the
world. The idea is to match orphanages with service clubs, schools,
businesses and other groups that want to help.
