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The concept of adopting a child to raise as one’s own is a relatively modern phenomenon. While there have always been instances of families taking in unrelated children to raise for a variety of reasons, most had more to do with helping the children of a dead or disabled relative or securing cheap labor than adding a new member to the family.
A remarkable chapter in American history that began in 1853 helped to sow the seeds of modern adoption practices. The story began when Charles Loring Brace, a wealthy Connecticut man, visited New York City. He was appalled by the number of orphans and abandoned children he found living in the streets there. In response, Brace organized the Children’s Aid Society, dedicated to finding loving homes for such children. Its method was to send trainloads of orphaned children into Western states, where community leaders would encourage friends and neighbors to adopt a child “to treat in every way as a member of the family.”
The Children’s Aid Society was a remarkable success. By the time its program ended in 1929, “orphan trains” had carried almost 100,000 children to new homes. The orphans grew up to make solid contributions to their communities; many became respected farmers, while others went on to practice law or medicine. One of the orphans became governor of North Dakota; another became governor of Alaska.
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