Monday, February 16, 2015

Orphan Trains were precursor to child foster system

Orphan Trains were precursor to child foster system

An estimated 250,000 orphaned, abandoned and homeless children were placed with families throughout the United States and Canada during the Orphan Train Movement from 1854 to 1929. The majority of these children lived in New York City and found themselves destitute for a number of reasons.


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