National Orphan Train Complex
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*[http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ National Archives I], Washington, DC has [[Homestead Records|homestead applications]] for Kansas.<br> | *[http://www.archives.gov/research/land/ National Archives I], Washington, DC has [[Homestead Records|homestead applications]] for Kansas.<br> | ||
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, censuses, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records. | *[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, censuses, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and Mormon records. | ||
| − | *[[Children's Aid Society]], | + | *[[Children's Aid Society]], NYC, archives searches ($) for adoptions, and orphan train riders.<br> |
| − | *[[New York Foundling Hospital]], records | + | *[[New York Foundling Hospital]], can do records research for close relatives only.<br><br> |
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
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*[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, has indexes, photos, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, censuses, vital records, family histories, land records, railroads, and county place information. <br> | *[[Kansas Historical Society]], Topeka, has indexes, photos, letters, diaries, newspapers, maps, censuses, vital records, family histories, land records, railroads, and county place information. <br> | ||
*[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment|Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment]], Topeka, births/deaths since 1911; marriages since 1913.<br> | *[[Kansas Department of Health and Environment|Kansas Dept. of Health and Environment]], Topeka, births/deaths since 1911; marriages since 1913.<br> | ||
| − | *[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, 15,000 books, vital records, cemeteries, censuses, and computer databases focused mostly on Kansas.<br> | + | *[[Kansas Genealogical Society]], Dodge City, 15,000 books, vital records, cemeteries, censuses, and computer databases focused mostly on Kansas.<br> |
*[[Topeka Genealogical Society]], .<br> | *[[Topeka Genealogical Society]], .<br> | ||
Revision as of 21:32, 26 September 2012
Contact InformationE-mail:[1] orphantraindepot@gmail.com Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 785-243-4471 Hours and holidays:[1]
Directions: Google Map Internet sites and databases:
Collection DescriptionThe National Orphan Train Museum and Research Center (a.k.a. Complex) collect, preserve, interpret, and disseminate knowledge about the orphan trains, the children and the agents who rode them.[2] This includes the history of the orphan train movement, and the stories of the children, photos, artifacts, and an archival collection. Also, they maintain a rider registry, a speakers' bureau, and the organization's online news. TipsAdmission: $5.00 Adults; $3.00 Children under 12; $4.00 Group rate for 10 or more people.[1] Alternate RepositoriesIf you cannot visit or find a source at the National Orphan Train Complex, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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