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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.
Jul 13, 2022 · Learn about the history and significance of Patty Reed's doll, a tiny figure that accompanied her through the ordeal of the Donner Party in 1846-1847. Find out how she was given, hidden, and donated this doll to Sutter's Fort State Historic Park.
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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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...
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.
Dec 11, 2017 · Patty Reed's doll : the story of the Donner party by Laurgaard, Rachel K. (Rachel Kelley); Michaels, Elizabeth Sykes, illustrator
