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:Concordia, KS 66901<br><br>
:Concordia, KS 66901<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="General" /> &nbsp;785-243-4471<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="General" /> 785-243-4471<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="General" /> &nbsp;
'''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:&nbsp;''''' Sunday, Monday, and all national holidays <br><br>
:'''''Closed: ''''' Sunday, Monday, and all national holidays <br><br>


'''Directions:''' &nbsp;[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>  
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*Please contact Amanda Wahlmeier, curator, <u>before</u> visiting so she can see if NOTC archives have records of your person.<br>
*Please contact Amanda Wahlmeier, curator, <u>before</u> visiting so she can see if NOTC archives have records of your person.<br>
*NOTC charges $20 for their research resources. <br>
*NOTC charges $20 for their research resources. <br>
*General admission: $5.00 Adults; &nbsp;$3.00 Children under 12; &nbsp;$4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people.<ref name="General" />
*General admission: $5.00 Adults; $3.00 Children under 12; $4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people.<ref name="General" />


===Alternate Repositories===
===Alternate Repositories===
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===For Further Reading===
===For Further Reading===


*Janet Coble, ''Children of orphan trains&nbsp;: from New York to Illinois and beyond'' ([Springfield, Ill.]&nbsp;: Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1994). {{WorldCat|31950437|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|726007|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3c}}. Mostly a name list with placing-out details.
*Janet Coble, ''Children of orphan trains : from New York to Illinois and beyond'' ([Springfield, Ill.] : Illinois State Genealogical Society, 1994). {{WorldCat|31950437|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|726007|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3c}}. Mostly a name list with placing-out details.
*Annette R. Fry, ''Orphan Train'' (New York, N.Y.: New Discovery Books, 1994). {{WorldCat|29181847|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|756810|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3f}}. Brief history of the movement.
*Annette R. Fry, ''Orphan Train'' (New York, N.Y.: New Discovery Books, 1994). {{WorldCat|29181847|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|756810|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3f}}. Brief history of the movement.
*Marilyn Irvin Holt, ''The orphan trains&nbsp;: placing out in America'' (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992). {{WorldCat|24377482|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|502704|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3h}}. Scholarly history of the movement.
*Marilyn Irvin Holt, ''The orphan trains : placing out in America'' (Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1992). {{WorldCat|24377482|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|502704|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3h}}. Scholarly history of the movement.
*Mary Ellen Johnson, comp., ''Orphan train riders: their own stories'', 6&nbsp;vols. (Baltimore, Md.: Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, 1992-2007). {{WorldCat|26565890|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|609165|item|disp=FS Library Fiche (v. 1) 6104624; Film (v. 5-6) 2421593 Items 2-3; Book 973 J3j}}. Some of the stories are second-hand.
*Mary Ellen Johnson, comp., ''Orphan train riders: their own stories'', 6 vols. (Baltimore, Md.: Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, 1992-2007). {{WorldCat|26565890|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|609165|item|disp=FS Library Fiche (v. 1) 6104624; Film (v. 5-6) 2421593 Items 2-3; Book 973 J3j}}. Some of the stories are second-hand.
*Clark Kidder, ''Orphan trains and their precious cargo&nbsp;: the life's work of Rev. H. D. Clarke'' (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2001). {{WorldCat|47922957|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1012174|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3k}}. Town-by-town distribution lists.
*Clark Kidder, ''Orphan trains and their precious cargo : the life's work of Rev. H. D. Clarke'' (Bowie, Md.: Heritage Books, 2001). {{WorldCat|47922957|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1012174|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3k}}. Town-by-town distribution lists.
*Donna M. Nelson, ''La Porte's orphan train children&nbsp;: the children's homes, orphanages and training school of Julia E. Work'' (La Porte, Indiana&nbsp;: D. M. Nelson, 2008). {{WorldCat|228429238|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1492981|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.291/L1 J3n}}. History and list of local orphanage residents.
*Donna M. Nelson, ''La Porte's orphan train children : the children's homes, orphanages and training school of Julia E. Work'' (La Porte, Indiana : D. M. Nelson, 2008). {{WorldCat|228429238|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1492981|item|disp=FS Library Book 977.291/L1 J3n}}. History and list of local orphanage residents.
*Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, ''Crossroads'' (newsletter). {{WorldCat|18269621|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1468991|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J35n}}. Articles about about orphan train history, rider stories, and organization news.
*Orphan Train Heritage Society of America, ''Crossroads'' (newsletter). {{WorldCat|18269621|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1468991|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J35n}}. Articles about about orphan train history, rider stories, and organization news.
*Tom Riley, ''Orphan Train Riders&nbsp;: a brief history of the orphan train era (1854-1929): with entrance records from the American Female Guardian Society's Home for the Friendless in New York,'' 2&nbsp;vols. (Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2005-2006). {{WorldCat|61716904|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1332878|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3r}}. Mostly AFGS name lists with references to original documents.
*Tom Riley, ''Orphan Train Riders : a brief history of the orphan train era (1854-1929): with entrance records from the American Female Guardian Society's Home for the Friendless in New York,'' 2 vols. (Westminster, Md.: Heritage Books, 2005-2006). {{WorldCat|61716904|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1332878|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3r}}. Mostly AFGS name lists with references to original documents.
*Andrea Warren, ''We rode the orphan trains'' (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001). {{WorldCat|45172785|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. Rider stories for Elementary and Junior High audiences.
*Andrea Warren, ''We rode the orphan trains'' (Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2001). {{WorldCat|45172785|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. Rider stories for Elementary and Junior High audiences.
*Patricia J Young, and Frances E Marks, ''Tears on paper&nbsp;: the history and life stories of the orphan train riders'' ([Bella Vista, Ark.]&nbsp;: P.J. Young&nbsp;; [Idaho]&nbsp;: F.E. Marks, 1990). {{WorldCat|22393656|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|472006|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3y}}. Rider stories.
*Patricia J Young, and Frances E Marks, ''Tears on paper : the history and life stories of the orphan train riders'' ([Bella Vista, Ark.] : P.J. Young ; [Idaho] : F.E. Marks, 1990). {{WorldCat|22393656|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|472006|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 J3y}}. Rider stories.


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