Local History Room - New Buffalo Township Library

04/30/2024

Tonight! At the New Buffalo Township LIbrary - 6:00 pm.

07/18/2023

Tonight!

We are co-sponsoring this event with the Friends of the Library

Tuesday, July 18, 6:30pm Eastern

Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Orphan Trains

By the end of the Civil War, 30,000 orphaned children roamed the streets of New York City. Many survived by joining violent street gangs like the Bowery Boys, the Roach Guards and the Dead Rabbits. In response to this humanitarian crisis and crime problem, the age of the Orphan Train Movement began. It culminated with 250,000 children being sent by train to live out west with farming families. Many of these families treated the orphans like adopted sons and daughters, but others treated them like indentured servants. Michael Keene's documentary, Abandoned: The Untold Story of the Orphan Trains, explores one of the most audacious and shocking chapters in American History.

Presenter: Michael T. Keene, historian, author and filmmaker, will introduce his documentary on orphan trains and lead a discussion via Zoom.

http://www.newbuffalotownshiplibrary.org/

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