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A History of Innovation | Children's Aid

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Children's Aid was founded in 1853 by Charles Loring Brace and a group of social reformers at a time when orphan asylums and almshouses were the only social services available for poor and homeless children in New York City.

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The Origins of the Orphan Train Movement & the Children's Aid Society | West by Orphan Train

Charles Loring Brace decided early in his life that he wanted to work with the homeless children of New York. He witnessed firsthand the poverty impacting children in New York and knew he had to take action. In 1853 he founded the Children's Aid Society and the first Orphan Train left New York in 1854 with a goal of placing children in homes. This segment from the West by Orphan Train documentary includes archival photographs and interviews with Amanda Wahlmeier, former Curator at the National Orphan Train Complex; and Renée Wendinger, historian, author and daughter of an Orphan Train rider.

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The Origins of the Orphan Train Movement & the Children's Aid Society | West by Orphan Train

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Charles Loring Brace decided early in his life that he wanted to work with the homeless children of New York. He witnessed firsthand the poverty impacting children in New York and knew he had to take action. In 1853 he founded the Children's Aid Society and the first Orphan Train left New York in 1854 with a goal of placing children in homes.

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Orphan Train Video- West by Orphan Train

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Orphan Train Video- West by Orphan Train

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The Orphan Train Movement | West by Orphan Train

Between 1854 and 1929, nearly a quarter of a million children from the East Coast of the United States were resettled under what came to be known as the Orphan Train Movement. This collection of video segment from the West by Orphan Train documentary explores the origins of the movement and the experiences of the young riders through archival photographs, historical re-enactments, expert interviews and first-person accounts from Orphan Train riders.

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The Orphan Train Movement | West by Orphan Train

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Between 1854 and 1929, nearly a quarter of a million children from the East Coast of the United States were resettled under what came to be known as the Orphan Train Movement.

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Copyright 2013 West By Orphan Train | Designed by Tekeme Studios

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The Legacies of the Orphan Train Riders | West by Orphan Train

By the 1870s the Orphan trains of the Children's Aid Society were rolling into towns in more than 30 states. An average of over three thousand children a year were taken out of orphanages and placed with families. It is estimated that there are now over two million descendants of Orphan Train riders. This segment from the West by Orphan Train documentary includes archival photographs and an interview with Amanda Wahlmeier, former Curator at the National Orphan Train Complex.

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The Legacies of the Orphan Train Riders | West by Orphan Train

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By the 1870s the Orphan trains of the Children's Aid Society were rolling into towns in more than 30 states. An average of over three thousand children a year were taken out of orphanages and placed with families. It is estimated that there are now over two million descendants of Orphan Train riders.

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Watch Full Episodes Online of OzarksWatch Video Magazine on PBS | The Orphan Train

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Between the years of 1853 and 1929, an estimated 250,000 orphans were relocated from major east coast cities such as New York City, to new homes throughout the United States and Canada. These children traveled on what became popularly called Orphan Trains. At the peak of the Orphan Train movement, 3,000-4,000 children a year were traveling west.

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The Orphan Trains tells the stories of some of 150,000 urban children who, from 1854 through 1929, were sent to live with new families in rural America. The film aired on the PBS series American Experience. I wrote the film, and produced and directed it with Janet Graham.

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KATIE

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This clip from The Orphan Trains features letters the children wrote describing their experiences and feelings in their new lives far from home.