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Daniel Lewis: The Donner Party - Information on the Donner Party with rosters of the Donner Party, pictures, and descriptions of the route along with a background on the year of 1846.
PBS: The Donner Party - From "The American Experience." This site is a transcript account of the Donner Party's experience taken from quotes from the party members.
The Donner Party - Provides a daily events log of the ill-fated Donner Party.
New Light on the Donner Party - Examines old myths and presents new information; includes chronology, bibliography, FAQ, hyperlinks, and accurate biographical information about Donner Party members.
Donner Party - John Sutter Sends Help - 1846 - This is the first word to reach San Francisco of the human disaster. It was published in the "California Star" shortly after a rescue party left Sutter's Fort to search for survivors in the Sierra.
Discovery Channel to Feature UM Professor's Groundbreaking DNA Research - From Missoulian, Did the 89 members of the ill-fated Donner Party really result to cannibalism when they were stranded in California's Sierra Mountains during the winter of 1846?

Donner Party timeline - Donner Party timeline provides an almost day-to-day basic description of events directly associated with the Donner Party, covering the journey from Illinois to California—2,500 miles (4,023 kilometers), over the Great Plains, two mountain ranges, and the deserts of the Great Basin.
Donner Party - The Donner Party was a group of California-bound American settlers caught up in the "westering fever" of the 1840s. After becoming snowbound in the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846–1847, some of the emigrants resorted to cannibalism.
The Donner Party - The Donner Party was a San Francisco-based folk-rock band, performing between 1986-1989. The band consisted of Melanie Clarin on drums and accordion, Sam Coomes on guitar, violin, and banjo, and Reinhold Johnson on bass.
Donner Memorial State Park - Donner Memorial State Park is a state park located near Truckee, California. The park is named after the ill-fated Donner Party and contains a museum and monument to them.
George Donner - George Donner (1784? – March 1847) was the leader of the Donner party.