Ville Platte Rotary:

Members learn about the history of the Orphan Train

HISTORY OF LOUISIANA ORPHAN TRAIN SHARED - Shown, from left, are Rotarian Peter Strawitz, Laine LaTour, Martha Aubert (president of the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas), museum board member James Douget and Rotary President Beau Wilson. LaTour, Aubert and Douget spoke about their work with and connection to the Louisiana Orphan Train riders that came from New York City to Opelousas. (Gazette photo by Heather Bogard)

By: HEATHER BOGARD Associate Editor Rotarian Peter Strawitz invited Martha Aubert, president of the Louisiana Orphan Train Museum in Opelousas, to be the guest speaker during the August 5, meeting of the Ville Platte Rotary Club. Aubert shared the mission of the organization is to share the untold history and inform and educate the public about the history of the Orphan Train riders and their...

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