Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Back in May 1891, Truckee was abuzz with treasure fever. While on a fishing excursion near Donner Lake, Edward Reynolds uncovered ...

Capital Books Press publishes two landmark survivor accounts for the 180th anniversary of America's most haunting ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead image: Kmusser / Wikimedia Commons (MARCH OF THE CARAVAN From "The Expedition of the Donner Party". Credit: Kmusser / ...

In May 1846, the nine covered wagons made the slow journey from Springfield, Illinois to Independence, Missouri. The Donner Party would purchase provisions here for their long, arduous journey to ...

Yes, Donner Memorial State Park has an interesting past (most of us know the story of the Donner Party) making its mark in the big migration of settlers coming out west to build a better life, their ...

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Ric Burns wrote, directed and co-produced the film The Donner Party. He describes why the story of the Donner party has had such a lasting resonance, and how it fits into America’s grand fascination ...

The Donner Party followed a route recommended by Lansford Hastings in his 1845 book, "The Emigrant's Guide," in which he described a "cutoff" that he claimed was 350 to 400 miles shorter than the ...

Back in May 1891, Truckee was abuzz with treasure fever. While on a fishing excursion near Donner Lake, Edward Reynolds uncovered a cache of coins near the shore, claiming that they had been buried by ...