California not worth the ‘hardships?’ Donner Party survivors didn’t give up nor should we The Donner Party came to California ...

RENO, Nev. — A pair of backcountry endurance athletes who became obsessed with the Donner Party spent the last seven years researching and exploring the Sierra on foot to try to pinpoint the final ...

The Department of Anthropology announces the publication of a new book, "An Archaeology of Desperation: Exploring the Donner Party's Alder Creek Camp." The book is a collaboration between anthropology ...

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 ...

MISSOULA, Mont. - It's quite likely that Uno, the Donner family dog, became a desperate feast for the starved, ill-fated pioneers when they were trapped by a relentless snowstorm in the Sierra Nevada ...

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 ...