Novelist Alison Moore & singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster combine audio visual elements, historical fiction, and music to bring the largely forgotten Orphan Train movement to public awareness. Join us!
The multi-media presentation, Riders on the Orphan Train, tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on trains in New York between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the United States to be given away. The presentation is comprised of original music, an audio-visual presentation of archival photographs and interviews with two surviving orphan train riders and is followed by a dramatic recitation from the new novel "Riders on the Orphan Train" by novelist and Humanities Scholar Alison Moore.
After the presentation, there will be an informal discussion led by Alison Moore and Phil Lancaster about the origin and demise of the largest child migration in history and the part it played in the formation of the American Dream. Do not miss this traveling outreach program! Light refreshments will be served.
AGE GROUP: | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Special Event | History | Book Discussions | Authors |
The Sulphur Regional Branch features a brick sculpture of historic figures and moments from Sulphur's history in the lobby. This location also offers meeting rooms of various sizes, study rooms, and public computers.
