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The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Apr 2, 2013 · Learn about the history of Patty Reed's doll, a tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster in 1846. See the doll at Sutter's Fort, a historical landmark in Sacramento, California.
But some survived, including eight-year-old Patty Reed, a girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger. This is her story, as told by Dolly, the wooden doll she kept hidden in her dress.
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Dec 11, 2017 · Patty Reed's doll : the story of the Donner party by Laurgaard, Rachel K. (Rachel Kelley); Michaels, Elizabeth Sykes, illustrator
The 4” tall hand-carved wooden doll was secretly carried by 8-year-old Patty Reed when she and others were rescued from their winter camp at Donner Lake in March 1847. The prized doll – which Patty called “Dolly” – is the most well-known artifact of the ill-fated Donner Party incident.
In the winter of 1846, the Donner Party was stranded by heavy snows in the Sierra Nevada mountains. The pioneers endured bitter hardships and many of them died. But some survived, including...
Oct 28, 1992 · When the first relief party left the lake, eight-year-old Patty Reed volunteered to stay behind to care for her three-year-old brother Thomas, who was too small to walk through the huge...
