Donner Party Q&A
Donner Party Q&A: who lived, who died and who is to blameHow many people were in the Donner Party and how many died?That arithmetic depends on time and geography. Of…
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January 28, 2022
Fake News
Fake news’ stalks the Donner Party; myths formed over 175 yearsWildly inaccurate and sensationalized reports of the Donner Party tragedy appeared in a California newspaper in 1847, even as the…
January 28, 2022
Donner Party Endures
Why the world remains fascinated with the topic 175 years later Worldwide pandemic, Ukraine, landmark Supreme Court rulings. Yet, as I write this, #CashAppFriday is the number one trending topic…
January 14, 2022
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Catching the Donner History Bug
1976 was the year that I caught the bug---the Donner History Bug. I started teaching science & math at a San Jose Junior High in 1967, and soon realized that…
January 22, 2021
Forlorn Hope Expedition, the Expedition completed, 12-20-20, photo by Elke Reimer.
Day 5: Team Update-Forlorn Hope Expedition Team arrives at Johnson Ranch site at 3:47 PM
Following are accounts of the day from Bob Crowley, Elke Reimer & Jennifer Hemmen. View more photos on the Expedition Photos page. Bob Crowley-We cannot shape the words to express…
December 20, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition, the team jogging through the vineyard, 12-20-20, photo by Keith Sutter.
Day 5: Team Update
Following is an account from Keith Sutter of the morning. You can view more photos on the Expedition Photos page. They had a brisk start with the temperature at 26°.…
December 20, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition, the North fork of the American river canyon, 12-19-20, photo by Keith Sutter.
Day 4: Team Update
Following are accounts of Day 4 from Elke Reimer and the team. View more photos on the Expedition Photos page. From Elke Reimer: Day Four of our expedition is done!…
December 20, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition, the remote North Fork of the American river canyon, 12-19-20, photo by Bob Crowley.
Day 3: Despair
We traveled 26 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 8 days to reach the same place. Over the next 8 days, five members of Forlorn Hope would perish.…
December 20, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition, climbing, 12-18-20, photo by Keith Sutter.
Day 3: Team Update
Following are accounts of the day from the Forlorn Hope Expedition team members. See more photos on the Expedition Photos page. A message from Bob Crowley. I lost my phone…
December 19, 2020
Forlorn Hope Expedition, around the campfire, 12-18-20, photo by Keith Sutter.
Day 2: Forlorn
We traveled 14 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 6 days to reach the same place. Stanton had become snowblind and exhausted. He’d traveled over 200 miles back…
December 19, 2020