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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, has indexes, photos, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, censuses, vital records, family histories, land records, railroads, and county place information. <br> | *[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, has indexes, photos, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, censuses, vital records, family histories, land records, railroads, and county place information. <br> | ||
*[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, .<br> | *[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment]], Topeka, .<br> | ||
*[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, .<br> | *[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, .<br> | ||
*[[Topeka Genealogical Society]], .<br> | *[[Topeka Genealogical Society]], .<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> | *[[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> | ||
*[[Wichita State University Library]], Wichita, .<br> | *[[Wichita State University Library]], Wichita, .<br> | ||
*[[University of Kansas Library]], Lawrence, .<br> | *[[University of Kansas Library]], Lawrence, .<br> | ||
*[[Iola Public Library]], .<br> | *[[Iola Public Library]], .<br> | ||
*Cloud County Historical Society, .<br> | *Cloud County Historical Society, .<br> | ||
*Cloud County Public Library <br> | *Cloud County Public Library, . <br> | ||
*Cloud County Register of Deeds, .<br> | *Cloud County Register of Deeds, .<br> | ||
*District Court Clerk, .<br> | *District Court Clerk, .<br> | ||
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Revision as of 13:37, 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
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