An Orphan Train Rider Tells His Story

In this segment from the West by Orphan Train documentary, Orphan Train rider Stanley Cornell recounts the story of he and his brother’s experiences living in an orphanage and their eventual trip on an Orphan Train in the early 1900s. After being placed in six different homes, they were placed with a family in Texas who raised them.
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The West by Orphan Train documentary was produced by Colleen Bradford Krantz and Clark Kidder.
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