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Author Talk with Julia Park Tracey In-Person
Julia Park Tracey, author of The Bereaved, will don a mourning gown to discuss her historical novel about the Orphan Train and the mothers left behind on Monday, October 16, 5:30-6:30 pm at the Buffalo Public Library, Crane Branch. She'll discuss the social pressures that prompted wealthy train barons in New York City and their do-gooder wives under the auspices of the Home to the Friendless to start shipping the masses of street kids roaming the City out on the Orphan Trains. She'll talk about the lack of support and rights widowed mothers had, the view society had of them, and their limited choices which often resulted in them turning their children over to the Home so their children could be fed and housed. She'll also discuss her research that led to the discovery of her great, great grandfather's origins as a child rider on the Orphan Train and ultimately led her to write the novel. In partnership with Talking Leaves Books and Buffalo Public Library, the event will take place at the Crane Branch Library, 633 Elmwood, and is open and free to all.
- Date:
- Monday, October 16, 2023
- Time:
- 5:30pm - 6:30pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Library Name:
- Crane Branch
- Audience:
- Adult Senior Young Adult
- Categories:
- Author Reading