Riders on the Orphan Train: The Arizona Story – Prescott Valley

Prescott Valley Public Library 7401 E Skoog Blvd, Prescott Valley, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains – Arizona’s Hidden History” will be presented at six libraries: Winslow, Prescott, Douglas, Fountain Hills, Wilcox and Prescott Valley. The program is designed to inform, entertain, and engage audiences of all ages and to tell the story of about this little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history […]

Free

Riders on the Orphan Train: The Arizona Story – Winslow

Winslow Visitor Center/Hubbell Trading Post 523 W 2nd St, Winslow, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains – Arizona’s Hidden History” will be presented at six libraries: Winslow, Prescott, Douglas, Fountain Hills, Wilcox and Prescott Valley. The program is designed to inform, entertain, and engage audiences of all ages and to tell the story of about this little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history […]

Free

The Orphan Trains, Foundlings on the Frontier (Globe)

High Desert Middle School Auditorium 4000 High Desert Dr, Globe, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate live music, storytelling, historical photos, video interviews with survivors, and a Q&A. This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.

Free

The Orphan Trains, Foundlings on the Frontier (Camp Verde)

Camp Verde Library 130 Black Bridge Lp Rd, Camp Verde, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate live music, storytelling, historical photos, video interviews with survivors, and a Q&A. More info: http://www.sedona.biz/news-from-camp-verde/camp-verde-community-library/the-orphan-trains-foundlings-on-the-frontier/ This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.

Free

The Orphan Trains, Foundlings on the Frontier (Coolidge)

Coolidge Public Library 160 W. Central Avenue, Coolidge, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate live music, storytelling, historical photos, video interviews with survivors, and a Q&A." This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.

Free

The Orphan Trains, Foundlings on the Frontier (Clifton)

Clifton Public Library 588 Turner Ave, Clifton, Clifton, AZ, United States

“The Orphan Trains-Foundlings to the Frontier” program informs and entertains audiences of all ages about the little-known chapter of the largest child migration in American and Arizona history. Programs incorporate live music, storytelling, historical photos, video interviews with survivors, and a Q&A. This program is supported by a grant from Arizona Humanities.

Free

When Orphan Trains Went West

Southern Arizona Transportation Museum 414 N. Toole Ave., Tucson, AZ, United States

Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Children were sent to every state in the continental United States; the last train went to Sulphur Springs, Texas in […]

Free

When Orphan Trains Went West

Chino Valley Public Library 1020 W Palomino Road, Chino Valley, AZ, United States

Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Children were sent to every state in the continental United States; the last train went to Sulphur Springs, Texas in […]

Free

When Orphan Trains Went West

Quartzsite Community Center 295 E. Chandler, Quartzsite, AZ, United States

Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Children were sent to every state in the continental United States; the last train went to Sulphur Springs, Texas in […]

When Orphan Trains Went West

Williams City Council Chambers 113 South 1st Street, Williams, AZ, United States

Few people today know much about the largest child migration in history. Between 1854 and 1929 over 250,000 orphans and unwanted children were taken out of New York City and given away at train stations across America. Children were sent to every state in the continental United States; the last train went to Sulphur Springs, Texas in […]

Free

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