Of the 85 people in the Donner Party, who survived?
Oct 3, 2019 21:17:26 #
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Beowulf
Loc: Aquidneck Island, RI
Of the 81 (some reports state 83) pioneers who began the Donner Party's horrific winter in the Sierra Nevada, only 45 managed to walk out alive. The ordeal proved particularly costly for the group's 15 solo travelers, all but two of whom died, but it also took a tragic toll on the families.
Much more info available online.
Much more info available online.
Oct 3, 2019 22:34:58 #
Most of the survivors were women. Tougher...or better support?
Oct 4, 2019 08:28:21 #
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Oct 4, 2019 11:52:35 #
Retired CPO wrote:
Most of the survivors were women. Tougher...or better support?
Chivalry and sacrifice of the men for their wives and families.
Oct 4, 2019 13:21:14 #
Oct 4, 2019 13:38:30 #
SteveR wrote:
It wasn't the vegans!!
Google is your friend - searched "donner party survivors" = https://www.google.com/search?q=donner+party+survivors&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS852US852&oq=Donner+Party+survivors&aqs=chrome.0.0l6.19894j1j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
I have a friend who was part of a group of students at a community college on Long Island in the 60s who ran a campaign to name the new campus cafeteria "Donner Memorial Cafeteria". It won the election by the student body, then before the signs could go up someone spilled the beans to the Admin - that is correct, the school Admin didn't have one single member who knew what the Donner Party was.
Oct 4, 2019 13:58:52 #
robertjerl wrote:
...I have a friend who was part of a group of students at a community college on Long Island in the 60s who ran a campaign to name the new campus cafeteria "Donner Memorial Cafeteria". It won the election by the student body, then before the signs could go up someone spilled the beans to the Admin - that is correct, the school Admin didn't have one single member who knew what the Donner Party was.
I believe the University of Colorado has an Alferd Packer Grill, another similar story.
Oct 4, 2019 14:49:32 #
therwol
Loc: USA
Beowulf wrote:
Of the 81 (some reports state 83) pioneers who began the Donner Party's horrific winter in the Sierra Nevada, only 45 managed to walk out alive. The ordeal proved particularly costly for the group's 15 solo travelers, all but two of whom died, but it also took a tragic toll on the families.
Much more info available online.
Much more info available online.
Wikipedia has the whole story in detail. Tragic.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donner_Party
Oct 4, 2019 15:09:17 #
Architect1776 wrote:
Chivalry and sacrifice of the men for their wives and families.
That's what I was thinking.
Oct 4, 2019 15:13:52 #
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