Dr. Greg Markway is a clinical and forensic psychologist from Jefferson City, Missouri. Five years ago, he began a quest to find his grandfather's origins. His grandfather was born in New York City, and was dropped off at the New York Foundling Asylum. At the age of 5, his grandfather rode the "orphan train" to rural Missouri where he was taken in by the Markway family. Through DNA testing and considerable research, Greg uncovered his grandfather's fascinating story, and that of his biological family. Greg founded the Facebook group, Orphan Train DNA, where he helps other orphan train descendants search for their own history. He also has a blog where he writes about orphan train history and genealogy, Markwayblog.com.

You can check out these other resources about the history of The New York Foundling Asylum, The Orphan Trains and Dr. Markway's Facebook group for Orphan Train descendants by following these links: 

Foundling Hospital history

Foundling Hospital Letters

 Orphan Train History (Look for Greg's speaking engagement June 2022) 

Search "Orphan Train DNA" on Facebook to connect to the group