The Orphan Train Saga Lecture & Book Signing by Sherry A. Burton will take place on Sunday, October 14th at 3 pm in the historic church at the Sanilac Historic Village & Museum. DOORS WILL OPEN 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE EVENT.

Refreshments will be provided by Raymond Hardware.

Between 1854 and 1925, over 250,000 orphaned children were shipped west from New York and Boston via trains. Some of these “orphan” children lived on the streets of New York City, some lived in asylums, and some were not true orphans at all.  250,000 children from newborn to teens, rode what we now know as the orphan trains in hopes of finding new homes.  Some of the children went on to have grand lives, others did not.

Join local author Sherry A. Burton as she shares her knowledge of the Orphan Trains and shares stories of the children who rode the trains.  Sherry’s goal is to keep those children’s memories alive through a mix of 18 historical fiction novels she has titled The Orphan Train Saga.  Sherry will be signing the first two books in the saga following her orphan train presentation.

To learn more about Sherry , visit her website at http://www.sherryaburton.com/

To reserve a seat for the lecture you must order a free “Reserve Seat” ticket from Eventbrite at

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/discovery-the-orphan-train-saga-tickets-68731879903

Print off your “Reserve Seat” ticket and present at the door.  Members will be welcomed at no cost and non-members will be charged $10.  Guests without a “Reserve Seat” ticket will be welcomed at the door if the event has not sold out.

The museum is located at 228 s. Ridge St (M-25) Port Sanilac.  More information is available by calling the office at 810-622-9946, or on the Museum’s Facebook page at “Sanilac County Historic Village & Museum”, and online at  www.sanilaccountymusuem.org