Orphan Train Riders
By: Ivana Gutierrez
The Experience
Mary Jane Baade
According to National Orphan Train Complex, "Mary
Jane Baade, age 2 years, 2 months, came to Grand
Island on the orphan train to meet her new family."
To read more about Mary click the link below
http://orphantraindepot.org/orphan-train-rider-stories/mary-jane-baade
Bill Oser
According to National Orphan Train Complex,
"In August of 1986, I first came to
realize that, perhaps, I was a survivor of the
Orphan Train Program."
To read more about Bill click the link below
http://orphantraindepot.org/orphan-train-rider-stories/bill-oser/
Alice Bullis Ayler
According To National Orphan Train Complex, "Eleven year-old Alice Bullis Ayler, was among the last three children to ride one of the “orphan trains” that ran from 1854 to 1929..." To read more about Alice click the link below
http://orphantraindepot.org/orphan-train-rider-stories/alice-bullis-ayler/
Where did they come from/go to?
http://orphantraindepot.org/history/faqs/where-were-the-children-sent/
http://orphantraindepot.org/history/faqs/where-did-the-orphan-train-riders-come-from/
What Did It Happen ?
The Orphan Train Happened because there approximately 30,000 abandoned children were living on the streets of New York.
How were the riders treated?
Many riders were treated differently. Some were treated like family and others were treated bad and like servants.
Who started The Children’s Aid Society?
http://orphantraindepot.org/history/the-childrens-aid-society/