Pioneers of 1859 by William and Lavina McCormick

A fascinating tale of the overland journey--as told to the McCormicks daughter Maud Rachel in 1919. Read the full text CLICK HERE

Crossing the Great Plains by Ox-Wagons

By Harriet Scott Palmer. A well-written remembrance of 11-year-old Harriet's 1852 journey. Read the full text: CLICK HERE

Across the Plains in '64: Prairie Schooner to Oregon

The story of the Vanderburgh family, told by Philura to her daughter Anna Dell Clinkinbeard. A very detailed remembrance of the journey. Read the full text: PART 1/PART 2

Reminiscences of A. H Garrison

Garrison's account of his 1846 migration to Oregon--and his early life in that state. Read the full text: CLICK HERE

Reminiscences of Sarah Sprenger

Sprenger went west on the Trail in 1852 (from Ohio) when she was 10. This narrative was written in 1925, 73 years later. Read the full text: CLICK HERE

A Brief Review of the Life of Isaac Constant

As told by his daughter (Lavinia Jane) to her son. The Constants went west to Oregon in 1852. Read the full text: CLICK HERE

My Trip to Oregon

When he was 87, Calvin Geer sat down to recount his journey to Oregon in 1847--when he was just 10-years-old. Read the full text

Memoirs of James Longmire

Longmire left Indiana in 1853 and struck west--ending up in Washington. His memoirs were published in the Tacoma Sunday Ledger in 1892. Read the full text

Memoirs of Ralph Carey Geer

In 1847, Ralph traveled with his son Calvin (whose recollections are listed above) and other members of his family to Oregon. Read the full text