We are to help others,” said Sheri Adkins, who helps lead Orphan Grain Train efforts locally, shipping essentials such as ...

The Crete Public Library District reached out via social media to find descendants of orphan train riders who want to share their stories for programming related to an upcoming exhibit. Sarah Wegley, ...

Step back in time to March 15, 1906, when the Orphan Train pulled into the Eastern Iowa town of Hopkinton. Townsfolk paused in their daily routines, drawn to the unusual gathering prompted by the ...

A machine that will turn sea water into drinking water is on its way to Jamaica to aid the thousands of people affected by ...

A group of performers at the Ahern Middle School are getting a special look at a challenging moment in the country’s history.

‘West by Orphan Train’ chronicles the adoption practice that lasted decades ‘West by Orphan Train’ chronicles the adoption practice that lasted decades Step back in time to March 15, 1906, when the ...