Louisiana Orphan Train Annual Gathering

Ensuring that the little-known story of the two thousand parentless children who rode the train from New York to Louisiana between 1873 and 1929  is not forgotten, the Louisiana Orphan Train Society holds an annual reunion at their museum in Opelousas. Hundreds of the thousands of Orphan Train riders and their descendants gather each year at one of only two museums in the United States dedicated to their history. Guests are invited to join in on the storytelling and the lineage tracing, and to explore the museum.

Light refreshments will be provided, along with door prizes and raffle items. Recognition of the annual President's Award will be announced. 10 am–2 pm. Free. laorphantrainmuseum.com. 

[Read more about the Louisiana Orphan Train Riders in this story from our July, 2013 issue and this one in our May 2023 issue. ]