The Orphan Train in McLean County

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Program Type:

In-Person

Age Group:

Adults
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Event Details

From 1872 to 1890, the western agency of a New York Orphanage was in Normal, Illinois. Join Rochelle Gridley from the McLean County Museum of History to learn about the fate of orphans brought to McLean County by the famed trains over a 60 year period.

Registration is required and space is limited.