Orphanages Childrens Homes and Orphan Trains

Resources are listed in alphabetical order. More information can always be found by using our website search bar, or contacting a member of our staff.

Articles

A small selection of Pages from our Past articles written by Bill Kemp (Staff-we have the opportunity to add descriptions for resources here, so if there is one you think definitely needs a description please let me know)

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A scale birds-eye illustration of the Baby fold buildings. There are two large buildings connected in a T shape in the foreground, with three smaller identical buildings on the left, and one other building in the lower right.

Baby Fold donation shines spotlight on architect

One of the primary missions of the McLean County Museum of History is to acquire objects and pa...

Article

Biographies

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Wright, Ebenezer

Ebenezer Wright was born in either 1830 or 1831 in Ludlow, Massachusetts to Rev. Ebenezer and H...

Biography

Blog

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McHistory: Louise Calimese and the McLean County Home for Colored Children

Listen to the audio on WGLT's website hereMcHistory goes back in time to explore big momen...

Blog Post

Finding Aids

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Baby Fold

Nancy and Allen Mason were pioneers in Normal– moving here just after the Civil War. Nancy Maso...

Finding Aid

Speakers Bureau

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Lucy's Girls: Lucy Orme Morgan and the Girl's Industrial Home

Speakers Bureau

The Orphan Train in McLean County

Speakers Bureau

Videos

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BNBHP Presents: A Reunion: the Booker T. Washington Home

Video

Untold African American Stories: Springfield's Lincoln Colored Home

Video