On Dec. 26, 1846, some members of the ill-fated Donner Party are believed to have turned to cannibalism in order to survive during a Sierra Nevada snowstorm. The information below originally ...

The Year America Went West The year the Donner party went West, 1846, was the year that historian Bernard DeVoto much later called the year of decision. It was really the big year of the ...

“I had been reading about the tragic Donner Party of 1846 and an idea struck me: there's a story here to tell, one that could capture the psychological tumult a family endures as they are faced ...

According to Condon the story is inspired by the gruesome real life tale of the Donner Party – a group of American pioneers who became snowbound in 1846–1847, with some resorting to ...

four claim kinship with George and Jacob Donner of the Donner Party that left from Sangamon County for California in April 1846. Susannah (Donner) Organ (George and Jacob’s sister) and three of ...

Here, you'll find a great stone pedestal commemorating the Donner Party, the legendary pioneers who fell victim to the harsh Sierra Nevada winter of 1846 to 1847. The party (originally consisting ...

The Year America Went West The year the Donner party went West, 1846, was the year that historian Bernard DeVoto much later called the year of decision. It was really the big year of the ...