it seems fitting to write about Hutchinson’s link to the orphan train movement. My first Slice of Life story published Feb. 10, 1998, featured the late Ross and Audre Heilman of Hutchinson.

Charles Loring Brace makes the "orphan train," movement national in its scope. He hopes to send urban orphans "to kind Christian homes in the country." During the next 65 years, an estimated ...

In addition to reading the book, plans call for a historical presentation about the orphan train movement in February, and an open book club in March, where people can come together to talk about ...