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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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…

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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…

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Foreshadowing Fate

The initial days of the 1st Relief journey after leaving Johnson Ranch on February 4th, 1847, were foreshadowing what lay ahead: hypothermia, near drowning, exhaustion, mutiny and despair. They encountered a…

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