BROKEN BOW - Lois Gillett doesn't remember much about the first few years of her life and has never really cared to find out about the parents who raised her for her first five years. Gillett, 86, of ...

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 ...

‘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 ...