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Orphan train research helps find foster children between 1853 and 1930 "placed out" by train from [[New York City, New York|New York City]] or [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to the Midwestern states, to all other states, and to Canada. The genealogy of many of these 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children can often be traced back to the [[Children's Aid Society]], or the [[New York Foundling Hospital]], among others.[[Image:{{NOTCopen}}]] <br><br>  
Orphan train research helps find foster children between 1853 and 1930 "placed out" by train from [[New York City, New York|New York City]] or [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]] to the Midwestern states, all other states, and Canada. The genealogy of many of these 200,000 orphaned, abandoned, or homeless children can often be traced back to the [[Children's Aid Society]], or the [[New York Foundling Hospital]], among others.[[Image:{{NOTCopen}}]] <br><br>  


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