Lectures Information

2025 History of the Orphan Train Lectures

Brown City Library, Brown City Michigan
History of the Orphan Train Lecture
Thursday January 23rd 4pm

Vassar Library, Vassar, Michigan
History of the Orphan Train Lecture
Book signing to follow
April 8th @6pm

Croswell Library, Croswell, Michigan
History of the Orphan Train Lecture
Book signing to follow
April 9th @6pm

Sandusky Library, Sandusky, Michigan
History of the Orphan Train Lecture
Book signing to follow
April 10th @7 pm

Northview Senior Center Grand Rapids Michigan
History of the Orphan Trains Lecture
Northview High School, Grand Rapids, Michigan
May 27th @2:30 pm

Covenant Living of the Great Lakes
History of the Orphan Trains Lecture
May 28th @2:30
2510 Lake Michigan Drive NW, Grand Rapids, MI 49504

History of the Orphan Trains Lecture
Monday, June 2, 2025 @ 3pm
Cedarbrook Senior Living
Rochester, Michigan

History of the Orpha Trains Lecture
Daviess County Public Library
Owensboro, Kentucky, 42301
Saturday, September 6 @ 2pm

Don Dodge Auditorium
200 Grand River Ave, Port Huron, MI 48060
History of the Orphan Trains Lecture
October 15 @6pm.

On June 4, 2022, the National Orphan Train Complex awarded me the Charles Loring Brace award for the historical accuracy within my books. This is truly humbling because, if not for Charles Loring Brace there would not have been a Placing out Program to write about.
Now, I am further honored to be listed on the National Orphan Train Complex Speaker’s Bureau as an approved speaker for my lectures on the Orphan Trains.
During my hour-long presentation, I use an integrated PowerPoint to share the history of the Orphan Trains along with reasons there were so many children in need of a home. I also share some of the stories of the children who rode the trains. I am always open to questions after my presentation and will normally have my books available for purchase. Already own a copy? I’ll be happy to sign them as well.