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

At this ranch and farm, Swiss settler John Sutter forced Indigenous Miwok and Nisesan people into grueling work. Sutter gave ...

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 ...

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 ...

Five and a half Big Macs a day would have saved Sarah Graves from the horrors of the Donner Party disaster of 1846. It may seem irreverent for Redmond author Daniel James Brown to mention two all-beef ...

With snow drifts 20-feet deep, seven men approach Donner Lake and spy a cabin near the east end of the shore. As they approach, a frail woman appears and in a weak voice asks, “Are you men from ...

A lot of headline writers had a field day in the middle of April, putting toppers on stories suggesting that members of the Donner Party might not have engaged in ...

On Jan. 17, 1847 Wm. Eddy, supported by two Native Americans, knocked on the door of a small cabin at Johnson’s Ranch (near today’s Wheatland). Seventeen-year old Harriet Ritchie opened the door and ...

The fastest way to see California’s iconic Donner Pass is to cruise Interstate 80 between Truckee and Reno. But if you really want to experience the environment and culture of one of the state’s most ...

Growing up in Northern California, it is impossible not to hear about the Donner Party, the group of 87 pioneers who tried to cross the Sierra Nevada mountains in the winter of 1846. Unfortunately, ...

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 ...