Recent findings at the Donner Party site seemed to indicate there was no cannibalism, at first. But, the claim has since been ...

The Donner Memorial State Park and Emigrant Trail Museum honor one of the darkest moments in American pioneering. Here, you'll find a great stone pedestal commemorating the Donner Party, the ...

The Donner Party memorial in Truckee, Nevada county, CA. A few miles north of Lake Tahoe. 2012, Library of Congress. Objectives: Students will examine how for many, the Donner Party’s story ...

Chinese immigrants sacrificed to create America's first transcontinental railroad. Its completion may have contributed to a ...