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Orphan train research helps find foster children between 1853 and 1930 who rode trains from [[New York City, New York|New York City]], [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], or [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] to new homes in other states or 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 who rode trains from [[New York City, New York|New York City]], [[Boston, Massachusetts|Boston]], or [[Chicago, Illinois|Chicago]] to new homes in other states or 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> | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="General">[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/generalinformation.html General Information] at ''National Orphan Train Complex, Inc.'' (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref> [mailto:orphantraindepot@gmail.com orphantraindepot@gmail.com] <br> | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="General">[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/generalinformation.html General Information] at ''National Orphan Train Complex, Inc.'' (accessed 25 September 2012).</ref> [mailto:orphantraindepot@gmail.com orphantraindepot@gmail.com] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="General" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="General" /> | ||
:National Orphan Train Complex<br> | :National Orphan Train Complex<br> | ||
:300 Washington St.<br> | :300 Washington St.<br> | ||
:PO. Box 322<br> | :PO. Box 322<br> | ||
:Concordia, KS 66901<br><br> | :Concordia, KS 66901<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="General" /> 785-243-4471<br> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="General" /> 785-243-4471<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="General" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="General" /> | ||
:Tuesday thru Friday: 10:00am-Noon, and 1:00pm-4:00pm<br> | :Tuesday thru Friday: 10:00am-Noon, and 1:00pm-4:00pm<br> | ||
:Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm<br> | :Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm<br> | ||
:'''''Closed: ''''' Sunday, Monday, and all national holidays <br><br> | :'''''Closed: ''''' Sunday, Monday, and all national holidays <br><br> | ||
'''Directions:''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=National+Orphan+Train+Complex,+Washington+Street,+Concordia,+KS&hl=en&sll=39.499761,-111.547028&sspn=7.517668,14.27124&oq=National+Orphan+Train+&hq=National+Orphan+Train+Complex,&hnear=Washington+St,+Concordia,+Cloud,+Kansas+66901&t=m&z=15 Google Map] <br> | '''Directions:''' [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=National+Orphan+Train+Complex,+Washington+Street,+Concordia,+KS&hl=en&sll=39.499761,-111.547028&sspn=7.517668,14.27124&oq=National+Orphan+Train+&hq=National+Orphan+Train+Complex,&hnear=Washington+St,+Concordia,+Cloud,+Kansas+66901&t=m&z=15 Google Map] <br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html National Orphan Train Complex] Internet site: history, rider stories, events, news, rider registry, research, FAQs, educational material, and national speakers bureau.<br> | *[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html National Orphan Train Complex] Internet site: history, rider stories, events, news, rider registry, research, FAQs, educational material, and national speakers bureau.<br> | ||
*[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/Resources.html Orphan train research facilities] addresses and links in New York, New England, and Nebraska. <br> | *[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/Resources.html Orphan train research facilities] addresses and links in New York, New England, and Nebraska. <br> | ||
*[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/StateContacts.html State orphan train groups] in AR, CO, IL, IN, IA, LA, MN, MO, NY, TX, and, WI. <br> | *[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/StateContacts.html State orphan train groups] in AR, CO, IL, IN, IA, LA, MN, MO, NY, TX, and, WI. <br> | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The National Orphan Train Museum and Research Center (a.k.a. Complex) collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge about the orphan trains, the children and the agents who rode them.<ref name="Home">[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html NOTC Home] at ''National Orphan Train Complex, Inc.'' (accessed 26 September 2012).</ref> This includes the history of the orphan train movement, and the stories of the children, photos, artifacts, and an archival collection. Also, they maintain a rider registry, a speakers' bureau, and the organization's online news. | The National Orphan Train Museum and Research Center (a.k.a. Complex) collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge about the orphan trains, the children and the agents who rode them.<ref name="Home">[http://www.orphantraindepot.com/index.html NOTC Home] at ''National Orphan Train Complex, Inc.'' (accessed 26 September 2012).</ref> This includes the history of the orphan train movement, and the stories of the children, photos, artifacts, and an archival collection. Also, they maintain a rider registry, a speakers' bureau, and the organization's online news. | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
Admission: $5.00 Adults; $3.00 Children under 12; $4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people.<ref name="General" /> <br> | Admission: $5.00 Adults; $3.00 Children under 12; $4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people.<ref name="General" /> <br> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. | If you cannot visit or find a source at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar source may be available at one of the following. | ||
'''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | '''''Overlapping Collections'''''<br> | ||
* | *[[National Archives Central Plains Region (Kansas City)]], censuses, military, pensions, naturalizations, photos, for IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD; Internet access to Ancestry, Heritage Quest, and Footnote.<br> | ||
*<br> | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ National Archives I], Washington, DC has [[Homestead Records|homestead applications]] for Kansas.<br> | ||
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, censuses, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records.<br> | |||
*[[American Historical Society of Germans from Russia]], Lincoln, NE, has Russian geography info, church records, civil records, maps, family histories, photos, and surname charts, newspapers, U.S. arrival lists.<br> | |||
*[[National Orphan Train Complex]], Concordia, [http://www.orphantraindepot.com/ museum], history, rider registry, research, and events. | |||
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> | ||
*<br> | *Kansas Department of Health and Environment, .<br> | ||
*<br> | *Kansas Genealogical Society, Dodge City, .<br> | ||
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*<br> | *Topeka Genealogical Society, .<br> | ||
*[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/orgs/schs/ Shawnee County Historical Society], .<br> | |||
*[http://tscpl.org/research/databases-by-subject/#genealogy Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library] Ancestry.com, America's Obituaries, HeritageQuest Online, and the [http://tscpl.org/topeka-room/ Topeka Room] with local interest materials. | |||
*Wichita State University Library, Wichita, .<br> | |||
*University of Kansas Library, Lawrence, .<br> | |||
*Iola Public Library, .<br> | |||
*Shawnee County Register of Deeds, .<br> | |||
*District Court Clerk, .<br> | |||
*Shawnee County Probate Court Clerk, .<br> | |||
=== Sources === | === Sources === | ||
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Revision as of 11:59, 26 September 2012
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] orphantraindepot@gmail.com Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 785-243-4471 Hours and holidays:[1]
Directions: Google Map Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The National Orphan Train Museum and Research Center (a.k.a. Complex) collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge about the orphan trains, the children and the agents who rode them.[2] This includes the history of the orphan train movement, and the stories of the children, photos, artifacts, and an archival collection. Also, they maintain a rider registry, a speakers' bureau, and the organization's online news. Tips[edit | edit source]Admission: $5.00 Adults; $3.00 Children under 12; $4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people.[1] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the National Orphan Train Complex, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
Similar Collections
Neighboring Collections
Sources[edit | edit source] |
