California not worth the ‘hardships?’ Donner Party survivors didn’t give up nor should we The Donner Party came to California ...

The History Channel is building out its plans to move back into the miniseries space with two new scripted projects – a drama about the London plague from Vikings creator Michael Hirst and a series ...

One hundred and sixty years ago, 81 people drove their wagons up the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada hoping to reach California before winter. Months later, only half of them made it. On Oct. 7 and ...

They stopped by Morning Break to share a little bit of the history of Donner Party heroes James and Margret Reed, and entice ...

In the spring of 1846, the Donner Party began their trek from Missouri to California. Like other pioneer families from the East and Midwest who embraced the idea of Manifest Destiny and looked to ...

Just what we need, another reminder about the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, History Channel ordered two new scripted miniseries as part of its move back to limited series, and one of them focuses ...

HIT THE TRAIL THIS MORNING. BRIAN: BEFORE SUNRISE A GROUP OF FOUR ADVENTURE SEEKERS PACKED THEIR BAGS TO STEP BACK INTO THE HISTORY OF THE DONNER PARTY AND THE LESSER-KNOWN STORY OF THE FORLORN HOPE ...

If the plight of the Donner Party taught us anything, it was to hurry along and never take a shortcut – two rules I broke within the first 10 minutes of the hike. “We’re waiting for you!” cried a ...

In April of 1846, the families of James Reed and George Donner left Illinois with aspirations to start a new life in California. After splitting from their main group, 87 of the pioneers became the ...

The Sacramento Theatre Company is premiering a new show based on California history: a musical about the Donner Party’s famously ill-fated journey in 1846. The show is an impressive production about a ...

Just what we need, another reminder about the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, History Channel ordered two new scripted miniseries as part of its move back to limited series, and one of them focuses ...