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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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°.…
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!…
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.…
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…
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…