Image Source Two days ago, I received a much-awaited email from an archivist with the Children's Aid Society in New York City in regard to a research request I placed at the end of January. Just in case you're wondering, I'm finding genealogy to involve a lot of what I call "fishing" for information. Sent out a baited line (ie: email to a historical society, archive, family member, etc.) and wait for a nibble. Maybe I'll be lucky enough to land a HUGE fish in the form of a break in a brick wall. Other times, I might catch a shoe (like this week). Cast, tug, wait, reel-in, repeat. So, back to the Children's Aid Society. Paul's paternal great grandfather, a gentleman named Joseph W. (William?) Daly {1869-1934}, was an orphan train rider. Until a few months ago, when we started to suspect that he was in fact an orphan, I had never even heard of the Orphan Train Movement in the United States. Reaching out to one of Paul's cousins enabl...