2006-2007 Speakers Bureau Catalog
CLARK KIDDER
Clark Kidder is a freelance writer and the author of several books, including Orphan Trains and Their Precious Cargo (Heritage Books, Inc., 2001). He has traced his Kidder roots to the year 1320 in England. He is past vice president of the Milton Historical Society, which operates the Milton House Museum, a national landmark located in Milton.
Address: 1620 Sienna Crossing, Janesville WI 53546
Phone: 608-931-6004 (cell)
E-mail: cokidder@charter.net
Emily's Story - The Brave Journey of an Orphan Train Rider
In this presentation, Kidder brings to light his own research on the orphan trains. Between 1853 and 1929, nearly 150,000 children were transported from New York City to the homes of farm families in almost every state, particularly in the Midwest. Kidder tells the story of his paternal grandmother, the late Emily (Reese) Kidder, of Milton, who was brought to Wisconsin in 1909 as one of these orphan children. He will read from his soon to be published book,
Orphan Train Rider: One Girl's True Story. Kidder will also show pictures from the book with an overhead projector and/or a PowerPoint presentation, and will play a video clip and tape recording related to the story.
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