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 ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (KTXL) — Donner is a name synonymous with ...

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 ...

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 ...

WHEATLAND, California (KOVR) — The historical society in Wheatland is making a push to preserve a little-known wagon trail that marked the end of the Donner Party. California’s early history is on ...

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 ...