Hello Everyone, A note on the following article appeared on the Lower-Delmarva-Roots list tonight (of all places -- East of the Chesapeake Counties in VA, DE and MD and origin of Ruarks, Whaleys, Truitts, others of Dade/Lawrence Co area). I surely thought it'd be of interest here: The Springfield (MO) NewsLeader's lead story today is "Remembering the orphan trains" "From 1854 to 1929, thousands of homeless children were sent west..." The story also includes the history, interviews of orphans who ended up in the Ozarks and a map that gives the number of children from different states and numbers that each state took in. For the article, see <http://www.OzarksNow.com/> Hope you enjoy it. Janet (Baugh) Hunter