Children of the Grave

 Over the past century, thousands of undiscovered human graves have emerged across the United States and Canada. Graves with their own tragic histories. It's a story of children who have fallen into oblivion, of children who are never mentioned. At least two-thirds of these graves belong to orphans. The origins of most of these children remain unknown to this day.

These children were handed over to the city authorities because either their parents or grandparents had died, or because they were unable to care for their children for unknown reasons. Some of these children found loving homes. Unfortunately, most of these children lived sad and tragic lives.

Through the chaos of the civil war and world wars, these poor souls were forgotten. But not only forgotten… they were humiliated and often treated like cattle. Most of these children died for these reasons, and at a very young age. Torture, harsh punishment, inadequate medical care, or even a complete lack thereof, were the daily reality for these children. Buried in mass graves, most of these children were little more than "numbers."

The numbered gravestones found in North America attest to the tragedies of bygone times. These children were usually wild and in exceptionally poor condition. After their death, the "Orphanage Children" were usually left tied to the land. In some places, the spirits of these children can be felt. In these places, the spirits silently reach out to people, seeking a helping hand and to assuage their pain and grief.

In places where they experienced the greatest abuse during their youth, they search for their mother, father, and grandparents. Sometimes, orphans don't even know they've died and wander these places. Most of these children don't realize that, in their search for love, they often look in the wrong places. I want to present all the orphans and places haunted by children in this story. Two groups of ghost hunters from the United States have undertaken this task.