This is a post from Elke Reimer. Due to no cell service there won't be lengthy posts until they get to the end of their journey. See more photos on…
Following is the account of Day 1 of the Forlorn Hope Expedition-12/16/20- We traveled 20 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 4 days to reach the same place.…
Darn you, Daniel James Brown! How do you get hooked into a story like the Forlorn Hope such that someday you want to try it yourself? Well, I’m blaming it…
A carriage-maker from Belleville, Illinois, William Eddy was born to Nathan Eddy and ? act. 1816 in Providence, Rhode Island Eddy is referred to as "William H. Eddy" in the literature of…
Daughter of Jeremiah Burns Murphy and Levinah W. Jackson, Sarah was born 04 Nov 1826 in Union County, SC Sarah Murphy Foster was one of the five young women who joined…
[Editor's note: Bill Holmes is a member of the OCTA and Wheatland Historical Society and is very knowledgeable of Camp Far West and Johnson's Ranch, where the Forlorn Hope survivors…
Daughter of Jeremiah Burns Murphy and Levinah W. Jackson, Harriet was born on 08 May 1828 in Union Co., SC Levinah Jackson Murphy’s second daughter, Harriet, was only 14 when…
Editor's note: One of the many privileges we have been afford during our Forlorn Hope journey has been to meet family members of the Donner Party and/or those that were…
William Foster was born on 25 Oct 1815 in Meadville, Crawford Co., PA to David Foster and Rebecca McFaddenHe was one of two male survivors of the Forlorn Hope. Both…
The photo above is of William McCutchen, husband of Amanda. We've not been able to locate a single photo of Amanda.Born abt. 1822 in Pettis Co., MO, Amanda married William…