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 ...

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 ...

It’s time for another deep dive into history with John Curley. This time, we go back to 1846 to the tragic and true story of the Donner party. Listen to The John Curley Show every weekday at 3pm on ...

Sarah Murphy Foster sat by a campfire in the early winter of 1847, grieving the death of her brother, Lemuel. Foster was a member of the Donner Party, a band of American pioneers who had set out for ...

Introduction: 1846 -- Prologue: Donner Lake, June 6, 1918 -- Call of the West -- A migrating people -- The best land under heaven -- Gray gold -- Snake heads -- California dreaming -- The bold plunge ...

I have always been intrigued by Calistoga history, so on a gloomy afternoon, I was strolling through the Pioneer Cemetery. As I walked among the worn headstones, one caught my attention: it was Lovina ...

<i>"American Experience"</i> is arguably one of the best programs on American television - certainly one of the best that PBS shows. <BR><BR>.....<BR><BR>I just got done watching <i>"The Donner ...

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 ...