Identifying the New York City Parents of an 1890 Iowa Orphan Train Rider

Use this thread to discuss Identifying the New York City Parents of an 1890 Iowa Orphan Train Rider, presented by Jill Morelli.

Session Description

In 1890, 46 orphans arrived in Hamilton County, Iowa from New York City. We will cover the history of the movement and look at a case study of one of these orphans—conducting a traditional genealogical investigation of their life and learning how one can reverse-engineer the conflicting information to identify the parents using New York City resources.