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Orphan Train Collection
http://www.orphantrainriders.com/
This website is a collection of magazines, books, newspapers, newsletters, photos, and interviews.
Not-To-Be-Missed Section:
2) Other Orphan Movements http://www.orphantrainriders.com/International.html
Orphan Train: The New York Missouri Connection by S. Silverman, Comsewogue School District
http://www.comsewogue.k 12.ny.us/~orphan train/
This comprehensive website providing all kinds of information, resources, and activities related to the orphan trains is a collaborative school project. Not-To-Be-Missed Section:
2)	Online Activities http://www.comsewogue.kl2.ny.us/~orphantrain/activities.htm Related Project on Orphan Trains:
3)	Orphan Trains http://millard.esu3.org/norris/Qrphan%20Train%20Web%20Page /orphan.htm
Orphan Trains from PBS's American Experience http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/orphan/
Here you can read about the trains that carried orphaned and neglected children from cities in the northeast to the Midwest. The site includes a transcript from the PBS show.
Orphan Trains of Kansas by C. Dipasquale and S. Stafford from Kansas Collection http://kuhttp.cc.ukans.edu/carrie/kancoll/articles/orphans/index.htm This extensive website houses stories, history, newspaper accounts, photos and graphics, and reference data related to the orphan trains of Kansas.
Related Websites:
2)	Adoption & Orphan Trains (Nebraska) http://www.rootsweb.com/~neadoptn/
3)	Iowa Orphan Train Project (3rd Grade Class Project, Briggs Elementary School, Maquoketa Iowa) http://www.maquoketa.kl2.ia.us/orphan train.html
4)	Indiana Orphan Trains Project http://home.att.net/~sharcraig/otr.htm
5)	Louisiana Orphan Train http://www.angelfire.com/la/louisianaorphantrain /index.html
6)	Orphan Train in Michigan http://www.program-source.com/Historical orphan.htm
7)	Orphan Trains from Nebraska State Historical Society http://www.nebraskahistory.org/sites/mnh/orphans/
8)	Orphan Trains to Hamilton County, Iowa http://www.rootsweb.com/~iahamilt /OrphTrns.htm
9)	Orphan Trains to Iowa from IAGenWeb http://iagenweb.org/iaorphans/index.htm
10)0rphan	Trains to Missouri by M.D. Patrick and E.G. Trickel (book summary) http://www.system.missouri.edu/upress/springl997/patrick.htm
1 l)They Rode the Orphan Trains (Missouri) http://www.rootsweb.com/~mogrundy /orphans.html
(EJ®® Be An Ex plorer
After exploring several of the websites, complete one or more of the following activities.
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