Community Education - Rochester, Minnesota

Dorothy Lund Nelson will guide you through a part of American history when children were placed into homes across the country. Over a period of 75 years, over 400,000 children traveled by train to find new parents and families. Learn why the children traveled, what conditions they left behind, and who assisted them in finding a new family. Through a PowerPoint presentation, videos, and many orphan train riders’ stories, you will find you'll want to learn more about these children. Mary Griffin, the daughter of an Orphan Train Rider, will share her mother’s story.