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CROSSROADS
First Anniversary Issue
Orphan Train Heritage Society
of America
Fall 1988
Route 4, Box 565 • Springdale, Arkansas 72764 • (501) 751-7830
Volume 5
New Officers for 1988-89 Term
Charlotte Woodward, Tulsa, Oklahoma, was elected president of the Orphan Train Heritage Society of America for the 1988-89 term at the OTHSA First Annual Reunion October 8th.
Woodward was one of those responsible for the creation of OTHSA and was one of its first members. She is also a member of the OTHSA Board of Directors.
Woodward’s grandmother, Carrie Salverson, was an Orphan Train Rider.
Shirley Quick, Springdale, Arkansas, was chosen as OTHSA secretary. Quick is an avid historian and genealogist. She is a long-time supporter of OTHSA.
Springdale businessman, Bob Hall, was selected treasurer.
“I want to thank our outgoing officers,
Donann Easterwood, Barbara Taylor, and Leroy Johnson, for their service to OTHSA during its initial months of operation,” Mary Ellen Johnson, OTHSA executive director, said. “We do appreciate your help and look forward to your continued support of OTHSA.”
President-
Charlotte Woodward, Oklahoma Secretary-
Shirley Quick, Arkansas Treasurer-
Bob Hall, Arkansas Board of Directors-
Phil Sutton, Chairman, Oklahoma Kay B. Hall, Arkansas Iva Flo Jackson Hill, Missouri Charlotte Woodward, Oklahoma Mary Ellen Johnson, Arkansas
Orphan Train Riders Sought...
Upcoming issues of Crossroads will feature a listing of Orphan Train Riders or family they are searching for. If you would like to have a name listed in this column, please inform OTHSA. If you have any information to share, please let OTHSA know. Orphans were taken off the train in the states indicated.
Allen, Annie born Oct. 20, 1882, IL Bourdeaux, Helen bom Nov. 22,1916 Curran, Mamie, Beulah, Ralph, Edith and Earl, MO Ferns, Steve bom April 29,1889, MO Heller, Patricia born March 17,1908, KS Lee, George possibly bom before 1877, MN Lee, Mary came to Louisiana ca. Oct. 1921, LA McGinley, Anna taken to Minneapolis, MN, 1915, MN
Richards, Lewis Andrew born Sept. 12,1889, IN Voss Pauline bom Dec. 15,1927, AR
The Next Crossroads
The February, 1989, issue of Crossroads will be devoted to searching for families. Articles will tell readers how to search, where to write, what is available at OTHSA, and every personal query there is space to print. You may supplement your query with a photograph if you like.
If your information is already at OTHSA and you would like to have it printed in this special issue, drop Mary Ellen a note reminding her to include you. This special issue will be surname indexed. It will be an issue you will want to keep in your personal files.
Information must be received by January 5,
1989,	in order to be included in this issue.
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