"The History of the Orphan Train" presented by Red Wing Community Education and the Red Wing Public Library. Dorothy Lund Nelson will guide you through a part of American history when children were placed into homes across the country. During a period of 75 years, over 400,000 children traveled by train from the east coast to the Midwest 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, videos and many orphan train riders' stories, you will want to learn more about these children. This is a free event,
