Some weeks later, Tamsen Donner had arrived at his cabin on her way over the pass, soaked and visibly upset. Keseberg said he put a blanket around her and told her to start out in the …

The story of the Donner tragedy quickly spread across the country. Newspapers printed letters and diaries and accused the travelers of bad conduct, cannibalism, and even murder.

Nov 8, 2025 · Donner party, group of American pioneers stranded en route to California in 1846. The group was named for the expedition’s captain, George Donner. It was widely circulated …

Feb 19, 2025 · For the surviving members of the Donner and Reed families, nearly four months of starvation, death and cannibalism in the Sierra Nevada came to an end on February 19, 1847, …

May 30, 2025 · Just 12 miles from Donner Pass, with California tantalizingly close, the group halted. The mountain crossing lay within sight but completely unreachable. Sixty people …

In mid-December a group of fifteen donned makeshift snowshoes and trudged through blizzard conditions in an attempt to break through the pass and into California. Seven (five women and …

Mar 2, 2020 · In the spring of 1847, the last rescue party finally reached the desperate remains of the Donner Party. Starving and driven to cannibalism after snows trapped their caravan in a …

Jul 24, 2025 · Learn the true story of the Donner Party—87 pioneers trapped in Sierra snowdrifts. Forty-two perished. Their tale of survival changed California forever.

Apr 23, 2025 · Led by George Donner, a 65-year-old farmer, and James Reed, a neighbor of Donner's, the Donner-Reed party consisted of 87 men, women and children. This group left …

Mar 5, 2010 · On October 28, a heavy snowfall blocked the high mountain passes, trapping the emigrants in a frozen wilderness. Eventually reduced to cannibalism to survive—at least …