S9 E7 - All Aboard! The Orphan Trains of Michigan

There was a time when children were taken and sold, and it happened right here in the Mitten.

Theme song written and recorded by Alan Hunt.

Story researched and written by Rebecca Hiers.

Original artwork by Todd Preston.

Sound effects from Uppbeat: City-park-playground-ambiance-gfx-sounds-medium-1-01-21.mp3 / train-rolling-over-track-heavy-fascinatedsound-1-01-13.mp3 / train-horn-honk-reverb-fascinatedsound-1-00-02/mp3

Sources:

www.orphantraindepot.org

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)

https://www.nypl.org/blog/2018/06/07/tenement-homes-new-york-history-cramped-apartments

https://nyheritage.org/exhibits/immigration/working-conditions

https://www.google.com/search?q=16.60+in+1911+worth+today&oq=16.60+in+1911+&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqBwgBECEYoAEyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRiPAtIBCDQyNDBqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

https://www.boweryboyshistory.com/2018/02/harsh-lives-new-york-city-street-kids-captured-flash-jacob-riis-alienist.html

https://www.monticello.org/thomas-jefferson/louisiana-lewis-clark/the-louisiana-purchase/

https://orphantraindepot.org/history/need-for-the-orphan-trains/

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/21545713-orphan-train

https://www.coopercountyhistoricalsociety.org/orphan-trains

https://www.facebook.com/groups/677745097616688/posts/1154038196654040/

https://thecitizenonline.com/articles/news/michigans-orphan-train-rolls-to-town/

 

https://allthatsinteresting.com/orphan-train

https://lakeorionreview.com/articles/archives/new-life-for-orphan-train-riders/

https://www.google.com/search?q=last+orphan+train+rider&oq=last+orphan+train+rider&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRirAjIHCAQQIRifBTIHCAUQIRifBTIHCAYQIRifBTIHCAcQIRifBTIHCAgQIRifBTIHCAkQIRifBdIBCDY4NjVqMGo3qAIIsAIB8QU4AIYlK_UCLA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8