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Read more about the article More on Gear
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope / Forlorn Hope Expedition

More on Gear

Since many have been asking, a bit more about our gear. Below are photos of a typical "set up" for an Expedition member's gear for our journey. Although each team…

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December 4, 2020
Read more about the article Luis and Salvador
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Luis and Salvador

Luis and Salvador, were two Indian vaqueros whom John Sutter detailed to assist Charles Stanton in taking supplies to the Donner Party. Nothing is known about them for certain, but they…

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December 3, 2020
Read more about the article Gearing Up for the Expedition
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Gearing Up for the Expedition

Yeah, so that's a photo of my "organization" of stuff I'll need to get ready for the Forlorn Hope ExpeditionTruthfully, it's only half, but I'm too embarrassed to showy the…

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December 3, 2020
Read more about the article Jay Fosdick
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Jay Fosdick

Born abt 1823 in the Empire State of New York to Levi and Roxena Webster Fosdick, Jay Fosdick moved to Marshall County, Illinois at abt age 15. He met Sarah…

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December 2, 2020
Read more about the article Lemuel Murphy
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Lemuel Murphy

Son of Jeremiah Burns Murphy and Levinah W. Jackson, Lemuel was born October 17th, 1833 in, it is believed, Weakley County, Tennessee. He was Levinah's second son. Lemuel set out with…

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December 1, 2020
Read more about the article Food for Thought
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Food for Thought

The Forlorn Hope Expedition brings two diverse universes together: ultra-distance runners and historical pundits; the latter have been asking for more details about the Expedition itself. Here's a look into…

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November 30, 2020
Read more about the article Patrick Dolan
Forlorn Hope Expedition

Patrick Dolan

35 year old Patrick Dolan was born in Dublin, Ireland act 1811. He became A bachelor farmer where he met and became a friend of the Breen family. We do not…

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November 28, 2020
Read more about the article Franklin Graves
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Franklin Graves

Franklin Graves was born in the Green Mountains near Wells, Rutland County, Vermont abt 1789. He was raised an authentic backswoodsman, hearty New Englander.  He married Elizabeth Cooper abt 1820…

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November 25, 2020
Read more about the article Antonio
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Antonio

The second member of the Forlorn Hope to perish was Antonio, a 23 year-old Spaniard. Antonio was born in Mexico. In April 1847, Lilburn W. Boggs numbered among the casualties…

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November 22, 2020
Read more about the article Charles Stanton
Donner Party / Forlorn Hope Expedition

Charles Stanton

Charles Stanton is regarded by many as one of the "heroes" of the Donner Party. A bachelor with no particular incentive to take extraordinary risks, he volunteered to ride ahead…

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November 19, 2020
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