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Arthur F. Smith, an orphan train rider in 1922, tells his personal story.
www.hamilton.net
Background on the orphan trains that brought children from overcrowded homes and orphanages in the big northeastern cities to homes out west.
www.outfitters.com
An article about the orphan trains of the late 19th and early 20th centuries and the children who rode them.
www.rootsweb.com
From P.B.S.'s "The American Experience." This site provides information about the orphan trains designed to take their passengers to a better place and a fresh start.
www.pbs.org
Provides a brief history of the orphan trains and the stories of riders Anna May Potthoff Keeton and William James Kimmel.
www.kancoll.org
Stories, articles, bibliographies, timeline and other information on orphans shipped west at the turn of the century in hopes of a better life.
www.kancoll.org