tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post6709658770988742579..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: CHILDREN FOR WESTERN PIONEERSCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-53696946573656600152018-08-01T21:01:49.280-05:002018-08-01T21:01:49.280-05:00I met a man who was on the Orphan Train from New Y...I met a man who was on the Orphan Train from New York. He was adopted by a family in Akron, Colorado. He didn't say much about his experiences, but the little he did say was positive. He said the family that adopted him was a good, kind, and loving family.Kaye Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13530735658588595790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-45709347529278952402018-07-28T18:59:13.235-05:002018-07-28T18:59:13.235-05:00The Orphan Trains have been receiving considerable...The Orphan Trains have been receiving considerable attention from fiction writers in recent years. Author/Friend Marilyn Campbell has written "TRAINS TO CONCORDIA" and, recently, "A TRAIN TO NOWHERE." I've worked in the foster care system as a group home houseparent and as a child placement worker in CPS. Finding foster and adoptive families to meet children's needs is demanding and difficult, especially in hard economic times. While I don't usually write of such issues, I did show a positive outcome of the movement in "BY GRACE," when Grace meets a carload of children heading west, draws their picture and later meets up with one special child again in Virginia City, MT.<br />Caroline, thanks for telling the story.Arletta Dawdyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08838394408448357652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-76517918158870236932018-07-28T16:39:36.526-05:002018-07-28T16:39:36.526-05:00This is really fascinating. I can't imagine ho...This is really fascinating. I can't imagine how horrible it had to be for parents to realize they couldn't feed their kids or take care of them. Cheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-51831215279724087202018-07-26T16:38:41.401-05:002018-07-26T16:38:41.401-05:00Great article, Caroline. I learned much more about...Great article, Caroline. I learned much more about orphan trains than I knew before. I have Under a Mulberry Moon on my kindle. Just need to find time to read it!Lyn Hornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05596495172490672271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-43761754716914505042018-07-26T10:03:46.282-05:002018-07-26T10:03:46.282-05:00Such a fascinating subject in a era of great uphea...Such a fascinating subject in a era of great upheaval and growth. I appreciated the added information and links you provided. <br /><br />Best on the anthology, which I hope to get read soon. Here's to many more stories and pieces of history that help create wonderful stories. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.com