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Dec 24, 2021 · A photograph of Patty Reed, a survivor of the Donner Party, with her beloved toy doll. Reed saved the doll when the loss of draft animals forced the family to abandon its possessions.
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The Donner Party, sometimes called the Donner–Reed Party, were a group of American pioneers who migrated to California in a wagon train from the Midwest. Delayed by a multitude of mishaps, they spent the winter of 1846–1847 snowbound in the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
Mar 2, 2020 · Patty Reed was one of the youngest survivors of the Donner Party, a group of emigrants who faced starvation and cannibalism in 1846. She wrote a letter to her cousin in 1847, describing the horrors of their ordeal and the fate of her family.
Jul 13, 2022 · Learn about the history and significance of Patty Reed's doll, a tiny figure that accompanied her through the ordeal of the Donner Party in 1846-1847. Find out how she was given, hidden, and donated this doll to Sutter's Fort State Historic Park.
Apr 2, 2013 · Learn about the history of Patty Reed's doll, a tiny survivor of the Donner Party disaster in 1846. See the doll at Sutter's Fort, a historical landmark in Sacramento, California.
But some survived, including eight-year-old Patty Reed, a girl filled with dignity and determination in the face of mortal danger. This is her story, as told by Dolly, the wooden doll she kept hidden in her dress.
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Oct 28, 1992 · When the first relief party left the lake, eight-year-old Patty Reed volunteered to stay behind to care for her three-year-old brother Thomas, who was too small to walk through the huge drifts.
