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The orphan trains [videorecording] / a production of Edward Gray Films, Inc. ; WGBH ; produced and directed by Janet Graham and Edward Gray ; written by Edward Gray. , United States - [Alexandria, Va.?] : PBS Home Video, [2006] - 1 videodisc (ca. 60 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Documentary. Originally produced as an episode of the television series: American experience in 1995.

Orphans in New York -- An ambitious plan -- Journey to a new life -- The kindness of strangers -- The drifters -- Bad blood -- Success stories -- Mothers and fathers -- The end of orphan trains.

Editors, Josh Waletzky, Kenneth Levis ; music, Michael Bacon. Editors, Josh Waletzky, Kenneth Levis ; music, Michael Bacon.

Host, David McCullough; narrator, Stacy Keach.

Examines the efforts of the Children's Aid Society in New York, organized by minister Charles Loring Brace, which from 1853 to 1929 sent over 100,000 unwanted and orphaned children from the city to homes in rural America.

TV parental guidelines rating: Not rated.


DVD; NTSC, Region 1; full screen presentation; stereo.


Closed-captioned in English.

ISBN: 0793691508 9780793691500

Standard No.: 841887006514

Publisher. No.: AMEX6804 PBS Home Video

Subjects--Personal Names:
Brace, Charles Loring, 1826-1890.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
Children's Aid Society (New York, N.Y.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Adopted children--History.--United States
Adoption--History.--United States
Orphan trains.
Orphans--History.--New York (State)--New York
Orphans--History.--United States
Street children--History.--New York (State)--New York

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Documentary television programs.
Historical television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.