“This placing-out program was so successful that other groups, such as the New York Foundling Hospital, followed the example. The Orphan Train Quartet was inspired by the true stories of these children; but the characters in the series, their adventures, and the dates of their arrival are entirely fictional. We chose St. Joseph, Missouri, between the years 1860 and 1880 as our setting in order to place our characters in one of the most exciting periods of American history. As for the histori...cal figures who enter these stories—^they very well could have been at the places described at the proper times to touch the lives of the children who came west on the orphan trains. Vt>TU^ ^^^^w<^ yyyy<^,^ f- A number of the CHILDREN brought from WEW YORK ara still without homes. KRIKttM KMIIM Ti!R <'«>r.>TIIV I'l RAMR ^ASsI, AND SEE THE2KC. MERCHANTS, FARMERS AND FRIENDS GENERALLY A re req*.i08ted to give publicity to the above AxJt Mrcii.oai.iaE, Jennifer Collins hurried to the screened-in porch of Grandma Briley's home.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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