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The Donner Party’s ‘point of no return’ | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

Santa Cruz Sentinel 11 Jan 2026
This photo provided by the Utah State Historical Society shows Donner Party survivors, James F ... This photo provided by the Utah State Historical Society shows Donner Party survivors, James F ... Party.
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Ghost guide of the Donner Party | Ross Eric Gibson, Local History

Santa Cruz Sentinel 04 Jan 2026
James and Margaret Reed, co-sponsors of the Donner Party ... The Donner Party came on Humboldt River in Nevada, 1846 ... The Donner Party went from burning desert to frozen wilderness, from fire to ice ... Instead, they banished Reed from the Donner Party.
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Donner Party begins eating the dead, Dec. 26, 1846

Reno Gazette Journal 26 Dec 2025
"Oops! Donner Party Gets Apology" (Winston-Salem Journal); "Analysis Clears Donner Party of Rumored Cannibalism" (Cleveland Leader); and "Donner Party Did Not Eat Each Other" (Examiner.com).
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California not worth the ‘hardships?’ Donner Party survivors didn’t give up nor should we

Manteca Bulletin 18 Oct 2025
The Donner Party came to California 177 years ago. The ill-fated company of immigrants got stuck in a heavy, early December snow at the eastern end of Donner Lake below the imposing Donner Summit ....
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