'Orphan Train' speaker here Aug. 26

Tuesday, August 18, 2015
Charlotte Endorf will speak on the Orphan Train Aug. 26 in McCook. (Courtesy photo)

McCOOK, Neb. -- Humanities Nebraska speaker Charlotte Endorf will present "Excess Baggage: Riding The Orphan Train," on Wednesday, Aug. 26 at 12:30 p.m. at Heritage Senior Center, 1312 West 5th St McCook.

This program is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and First Central Bank McCook as part of the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau.

Endorf traveled more than 15,000 miles, seeking the last surviving riders and descendants to document the real-life stories of the children who rode the Orphan Train between the years 1854 and 1929. Dressed in period attire, Endorf entertains and educates audiences of all ages about little-known Nebraska history. She discovered she's related to an orphan train rider. Could you be aswell?

Excess Baggage Riding The Orphan Train is one of approximately 300 programs offered through the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau. The more than 165 available speakers include acclaimed scholars, writers, musicians, story tellers and folklorists on topics ranging from pioneer heritage to ethics and law to international and multicultural issues, making it the largest humanities speakers bureau in the nation.

Speakers are available to any non-profit organization in Nebraska. Each program last 30 minutes to an hour, plus a question and answer period.

The most frequently users of the Humanities Nebraska Speakers Bureau are primary and secondary school's, colleges and universities, libraries, museums and historical organizational and ethic organizations.

Humanities Nebraska sponsors the largest Speakers Bureau in the U.S. according to the National Endowment for Humanities.

For information detailing the available speakers, and guidelines for booking them, please access our website at www.humanitiesnebraska.org (Speakers section) or contact Humanities Nebraska at 215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 330, Lincoln, NE 68508, phone (402) 474-2131, fax (402) 474 4852 or e-mail info@humanitiesnebraska.org.

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