Retracing the Orphan Train Event: at the historic Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany
Join Julia Park Tracey for a two-part event on Saturday, October 14, at the historic Ten Broeck Mansion in Albany. Enjoy refreshments and garden viewing from 4 to 5 pm followed by a presentation by Author Julia Park Tracey from 5 to 6 pm. The event is hosted by Albany County Historical Association Ten Broeck Mansion.
Park Tracey will discuss the darkest side of the Orphan Train and the mothers left behind. After finding a train transport receipt that led to her discover of her great grandfather’s adoption and lost family, she fashioned that history into a bestselling novel. Her main character, Martha (her great, great grandmother) lost four children to the Orphan Train in a time when women had no property rights, body rights, or rights to their children. Park Tracey will be appearing in the mourning outfit donned by widows of the time. Albany is on the historic Orphan Train route.
The Ten Broeck Mansion is a Federal-style house with sloping lawns and formal gardens that commands a sweeping view of the Hudson River. The Ten Broeck Mansion, as a community-centered museum, represents the stories of all who built Albany.
This event is free to ACHA members and $7.18 (includes $2.18 fee) for the general public. Click here for tickets.
Albany County Historical Association | Ten Broeck Mansion, 9 Ten Broeck Place. Albany NY 12210. For more info, visit, www.tenbroeckmansion.org.
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