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| May 1, 2009 Colorado Orphan Train Reunion The 2008 Reunion has been cancelled this year, but will be held again in 2009. The Colorado Reunion will now be held every two years instead of every year. Denver, Colorado For more information on next year's reunion, contact Roz Brown at 303-969-9645 or rozzie@rozbrown.com. Click here to see photos of the 2006 event. |
| May 16, 2009 Missouri Orphan Train Reunion Riverside Church 5401 Mitchell St. Joseph, Missouri For information, contact Richard Pistole at 816-232-1445 or rpistole@earthlink.net To read an article on the 2008 Reunion click here |
National Orphan Train Celebration National Orphan Train Complex: Concordia, KS Saturday, September 19, 2009 Coffee and rolls at the T-Bird Café at Cloud County Community College. The Museum will be open for visitors to see a National Geographic display of Jim Richardson's photographs of the Kansas Flint Hills. Don Lambert, Kansas Arts Advocate, critic, author, and former Concordian, will be discussing Richardson’s photographs at the depot Saturday afternoon. A sack lunch will be available during the Saturday noon hour, and an evening Awards Banquet is open to the public and preceded by a Community jazz band concert in Cook Theatre at Cloud County Community College. Friday, September 18th The Ron and Opal Show The Official ambassadors for The Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Happy Trails Theater from Branson, Mo. 7:00 pm • Brown Grand Theatre • Tickets: $10 Call 785-243-2553 or visit www.browngrand.org for ticket information. To read an article on the 2008 Celebration and see photographs of the event click here. |
| June 6, 2009 Nebraska Orphan Train Reunion Madison County Museum Platte County Historical Society Museum 118 W 3rd 2916 16th St. Madison, NE Columbus, NE The 2008 Nebraska Reunion was held April 26-27. Part of the Celebration was a writing contest for the local elementary schools. To compete in the contest, the students were asked to write a short narrative starting with "I woke up in the year 1854 and was told I would be riding a train from New York to Nebraska" Click here to view the 8 winners. Click here to read about the 2008 Reunion and see pictures. |
| July 2009 Louisiana Orphan Train Reunion Louisiana Memorial United Methodist Church - Fellowship Hall 515 E. Bellevue St. Opelousas, LA 70570 You are invited to attend a short program followed by refreshments from 12:00-4:00pm. For more information or to RSVP, contact 337-942-7845. Donations will be accepted to help pay for refreshments. Hosted by the Louisiana Orphan Train Society. To read about the 2008 Reunion click here Click here to read an article on the new museum being developed in Opelousas |