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Meet
Charlotte
& Sarah M. Endorf
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In 2006, the
mother-daughter
team of
Charlotte M.
Endorf and her
teenaged
daughter,
illustrator
Sarah M. Endorf,
created the
historical
biography Plains
Bound: Fragile
Cargo to
document the
real-life
stories of the
children who
rode the Orphan
Trains. This
inspiring book
was followed by
By Train They
Came: Fragile
Excess Baggage,
Vol. I and 2.
Today the Endorf
family dresses
in period
attire, bringing
their Orphan
Train books to
life at schools,
museums,
libraries, and
town festivals.
About the Illustrator - For eight years
illustrator Randel Anderson
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worked as a
pastoral
counselor before
deciding to
pursue a career
as an artist.
Four years
later, he left
the world of
art, and for the
next two decades
worked as a
financial
counselor. When
Anderson was
diagnosed with a
rare form of
cancer, he came
to believe that
he needed to
return to his
artwork. He said
he has enjoyed
working with the Endorfs and has
a great deal of
admiration for
their commitment
to this historic
legacy.
Charlotte M.
Endorf uses the
technology of
today to work
out of her own
home. In July of
2005 she and her
15-year-old
daughter, Sarah
M. Endorf,
authored a
motivational/inspirational
book entitled
After the Rain,
Oh the Beautiful
Rainbow! It is
an inspirational
and heroic true
story of a girl
living with a
tick borne
illness. It
provides thoughtful
insights,
encouragement,
and support to
anyone facing
adversity. |
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In January of
2006 Charlotte
wrote and her
daughter, Sarah,
illustrated a
historical/biography
Plains Bound:
Fragile Cargo.
Touching stories
are shared after
thousands of
miles were
logged by
Charlotte taking
interviews of
the last
generation of
Orphan Train
riders still
living in towns
across the
United States.
The book was
written so that
this very
important
segment of
American History
would not be
lost. The duo
continued their
work with a,full
color series
entitled, By
Train They Came
- Volume 1 and
2. The Madison
County Museum
sponsored their
dream come true
DVD of over ten
hours of video
footage into a
30 minute
educational DVD. |
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The Endorf
family dresses
in period
attire, bringing
their orphan
train books to
life at schools,
museums,
libraries, town
festivals, etc.
The Orphan Train
was the
beginning of
foster care.
Inspired by the
riders and
descendants, the
Endorf family
became a
licensed foster
family in 2007,
taking in foster
children of
their own!
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When I see the
“Ten Most
Wanted” list I
always have this
thought:, |
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If we’d made them feel
wanted earlier, they
wouldn’t be wanted now.
Eddie Cantor |
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Sarah graduated one and a
half years ahead of her high
school class. She is
majoring in Early Childhood
Development at Northeast
Community College as she
continues to overcome her
tick borne illness.
Charlotte is striving for a
double major of both an
Entrepreneurship and a
Journalism degree via
Northeast Community College
in Norfolk, Nebraska. To
order books, a DVD
documentary or schedule a
talk, e-mail endorf@cableone.net
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