Consists of a letter written by Abram Sortore to his niece, Jennie Thomas, dated March 25, 1909.

Jane Augusta Holbrook (1833-1917) married Albert Gould. They had two children. They began their journey westward in 1862 in Iowa. Her husband died in 1863 in California. She married Levi Tourtillott in 1864. They had five children.

The historic trails - as seen by the pioneers and retraced today. Over 100 photos. Todd Webb retraveled the California and Oregon Trails, making a photographic record of the historic places as they look now. Mr. Webb has told the exciting story of the trails by weaving together selections from pioneer journals with his own text, recreating the colorful places, personalities, and events that went into the settlement of the Western frontier" -- book...

"A selection of rare and hard-to-find early accounts of the 1846 emigrant party that was trapped in the winter snows of the Sierra Nevada, recounting their strenuous and conflict-ridden trail west; their experiences of starvation, death, and cannibalism; and the herculean but disorganized efforts of Californians to rescue the survivors." -- Back cover.

This book presents the recollections of Charlotte Matheny Kirkwood from when she was a five-year old growing up in Missouri in the 1840's, to her trek in 1843 across the plains in a wagon train and her life in Yamhill County, Oregon, until her death in 1926. Includes Cooper, Hewitt, Kirkwood, Layson, Matheny and related families.