National Orphan Train Complex

National Orphan Train Complex Orphan train research helps find foster children between 1853 and 1930 who rode trains from New York City, Boston, or 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. Orphan Train Museum at the Union Pacific Railroad station, grand opening in 2007 at Concordia, Kansas. Contact Information E-mail:  orphantraindepot@gmail.com Address: National Orphan Train Complex 300 Washington St. PO. Box 322 Concordia, KS 66901 Telephone:  785-243-4471 Hours and holidays:   Tuesday thru Friday: 10:00am-Noon, and 1:00pm-4:00pm Saturday: 10:00am-4:00pm Closed:  Sunday, Monday, and all national holidays Directions:  Google Map Internet sites and databases: National Orphan Train Complex Internet site: history, rider stories, events, news, rider registry, research, FAQs, educational material, and national speakers bureau. Orphan train research facilities addresses and links in New York, New England, and Nebraska. State orphan train groups in AR, CO, IL, IN, IA, LA, MN, MO, NY, TX, and, WI. 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. 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 Admission: $5.00 Adults;  $3.00 Children under 12;  $4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people. Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories { List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} 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 Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection} Similar Collections Neighboring Collections Sources