
Episode #6
Severed Roots: The Orphan Train Legacy
In this special <b>Podcasthon</b> episode, Haunted Lineage highlights the <b>National Orphan Train Complex</b> in Concordia, Kansas—a non-profit dedicated to the 250,000 children relocated across America between 1854 and 1929. While not a supernatural haunting, the "placing out" system left a legacy of severed roots and erased identities that continues to haunt the family trees of descendants today.<br /><br />I will connect this historical weight to my own family’s search for my orphaned mother’s past, framing the museum’s mission as a vital sanctuary for stories nearly lost to time. From heartbreaking stops at rural depots to the br...






