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26 www.DesertMessenger.com January 16, 2019 Riders of the Orphan Train Free presentation Light, Medium, Heavyweight Fabrics. Quality Work, Great Prices, Fast Returns! Call Jody at 760-600-6719 SEWING! 545 DEWITT LANE, QUARTZSITE Secluded Location One Acre Fenced Property on dead end street with BLM on 2 sides View across BLM land to mountains and enjoy wildlife from covered deck. Home has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, custom kitchen with large island – loads of cabinets and counter space – open floor plan with laminated flooring throughout except guest bedrooms and baths. Oversized 2=-car garage- drive in workshop- separate room for office or guest room with ½ bath, heating and cooling. Home and all buildings have metal roofs. Good producing well. Covered RV parking with full hook-up plus other RV hook-up. 8'x40' vented container for storage. Mature citrus trees plus other trees with underground watering. Owner financing to Qualified Buyer. Owner/Broker WAS $318,000 NOW $285,000! Call Hank 928-927-5519. FOR SALE! REDUCED! Free Presentation Presented by the Friends of the Quartzsite Library and the Quartzsite Historical Society January 24, 2019 at 7 pm At the Quartzsite Community Center RIDERS OF THE ORPHAN TRAIN Novelist and Humanities Scholar Alison Moore and singer/songwriter Phil Lancaster have combined audio visual elements, historical fi ction and musical ballads into a collaborative performance that brings the Orphan Train move- ment, a largely-unknown chapter in American history, to public awareness. The one-and-a-half-hour multi-media presentation, Riders on the Orphan Train, tells the story of the 250,000 orphans and unwanted children who were put on trains in New York between 1854 and 1929 and sent all over the United States to be given away. The presentation is comprised of original music, an audio-visual pre- sentation of archival photographs and interviews with two surviving orphan train riders (a man who came to Berryville, AR and a wom- an who came to Greenville, TX) and is followed by a dramatic recitation from the new novel "Riders on the Orphan Train" by Alison Moore. After the presentation, there is an informal discussion led by Alison Moore and Phil Lancaster about the origin and demise of the larg- est child migration in history and the part it played in the formation of the American Dream. The hu- man struggle to belong, to defi ne one's self in the place we call home is exemplifi ed in the stories of these children that have shaped all of our lives. The one-hour performance will conclude with dialog between presenters and audience on the his- torical and social signifi cance of the Orphan Trains. The presenters will take questions from the audience and will invite relatives and ac- quaintances of Orphan Train Riders to share their stories. The Quartzsite Community Center is located at the Town Park, 295 E. Chandler St. Quartzsite.