WHEATLAND - The historical society in Wheatland is making a push to preserve a little-known wagon trail that marked the end of the Donner Party. California's early history is on full display at ...

WHEATLAND, California (KOVR) — The historical society in Wheatland is making a push to preserve a little-known wagon trail that marked the end of the Donner Party. California’s early history is on ...

Back in May 1891, Truckee was abuzz with treasure fever. While on a fishing excursion near Donner Lake, Edward Reynolds uncovered a cache of coins near the shore, claiming that they had been buried by ...

A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives. On Feb. 19, 1847, the first rescuers reached ...

Revolutionary War spy, Nathan Hale, tells a hangman and British officer the story of the Donner Party, a doomed wagon train traveling from Illinois to California in 1846 "The Donner Party expedition ...