"The Orphan Train Movement - 1854-1929" (OLLI Speakers Bureau)
"The Orphan Train Movement - 1854-1929" (OLLI Speakers Bureau)
Join Donna Aviles from the OLLI Speakers Bureau for this talk about The Orphan Train Movement. Learn the history of this 75-year social experiment, now recognized as our nation’s first foster care system. This movement transported 250,000 homeless children from the streets of east coast cities to farming communities in the Midwest in search of homes. First-person accounts bring this history to life.
This free presentation is made possible by the Speakers Bureau, a part of Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Delaware (OLLI). For more information visit olli.udel.edu.
- Date:
- Sunday, October 20, 2024
- Time:
- 2:00pm - 3:30pm Eastern Time
- Location:
- Meeting Room
- Library:
- Woodlawn Public Library
- Audience:
- Adults Older Adults
- Categories:
- History and Genealogy