Orphan Train . Please Note --> This is a Past Event!! . Date: 11/11/2014 Time: 6:00 PM TO 7:30 PM 316 W Webster Muskegon, MI 49440 Phone: 231-722-7276 Event Description: Did you know 12,500 orphans from New York City and the Boston area were placed in Michigan from 1854 to 1927. The production company spent a year and a half in research and searching for photos of the Orphan Train Riders in Michigan. They have produced a television documentary about this event in Michigan’s history, depicting in great detail the selection process and being an Orphan Train Rider. The first Orphan Train Riders (14 boys), arrived in Dowagiac, Michigan on a Sunday morning in late September 1854, traveling on the Michigan Central Railroad. By 1927, forty-three Michigan towns would also receive orphans from the “Baby Train”, as it was sometimes called. Most of the children came from the New York Children’s Aid Society and the New England Home for “Little Wanderers”. Thirty nine percent were girls, and most children were never adopted. Learn more about the Orphan Train when Program Source International comes to HPL to present a program on this fascinating part of Michigan history. For more information check out their website at: http://www.program-source.com/orphan-train-in-michigan/ Brought to you through the generosity of the Friends of Hackley Library. Directions: Hackley Public Library, on the corner of 3rd and Webster Need more information? If you need more information about this event, please complete the fields below: Your Email Address: Please enter email address Your Name: Question / Comment: For general inquiries email us at: mlcc@muskegon.org REGISTER EVENT SPONSORS LINKS Related Website: http://hackleylibrary.org Event Location Map Current Weather SET A REMINDER Your Email Address Remind me 1 2 3 4 5 day(s) prior to the event date.