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The Orphan Train Movement: History, Genealogy, Legacy- by Michael Brophy
September 7 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
The Orphan Trains operated between 1854 and 1929, transporting 200,000+ children from New York to the Midwest and beyond. Over two million descendants live on to tell the stories of this uniquely American movement through oral history, genealogy research with ongoing, careful care of the unique records.
Registration
This meeting is hybrid. Please register for either in person or Zoom attendance. See below for details.
***We have a New In person location***. The in person meeting will be at the Weston Public Library, 87 School Street, Weston, MA 02493. Easy access from I-95 via Route 20 and plenty of free parking. We will be in the Community Meeting Room just to the left as you enter the library. Join us at 10:30 AM for refreshments and social time. Please register below so we have a headcount.
The Zoom meeting room will open about 10:50 AM EDT. Please register below.
Click HERE for In Person registration
Click HERE for Zoom registration
We will have a short business meeting beginning at 11:00 AM, followed by the presentation.
Length of the Lecture is about 60 Minutes, then Q&A
Speaker Michael Brophy
Michael Brophy is a nationally known, professional genealogical researcher, heir search specialist, and lecturer from the Boston area. He has served as Program Director and Publicity Director for the Massachusetts Genealogical Council. He was the first Treasurer of the New England of Association of Professional Genealogists. Mike earned an MBA degree from Suffolk University and a BBA from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.
Mike has lectured on a wide variety of genealogy subjects worldwide and specializes in New England and Irish genealogy subjects. His genealogy education includes seven certificates from the Institute of Genealogy and Historic Research (IGHR) and certificates in Private Investigation and Advanced Forensic Genealogy from Boston University.