The diary describes the Hines family's 1853 trip from New York to Oregon
Description:
Hines, with her parents and extended family, emigrated to Oregon in 1853. She later taught at Mrs. Kingley's Academy in Portland, attended singing school, and married one of the teachers, H. R. Shipley.
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Hines, Celinda E., Hines, Gustavus, 1809-1873., and Hines, H. K. 1828-1902. (Harvey Kimball),
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific and Description and travel
The diary describes the journey from Kansas to California along the California Trail, by way of Fort Kearny, the Platte and Sweetwater, Fort Bridger, Salt Lake City, the Mormon route by Pilot Springs to the Humboldt and Carson Rivers, Hope Valle...
Description:
Cramer, of Douglas County, Kansas, was judge of the 1855 elections, inspector general of the militia, and territorial treasurer under the Lecompton Constitution. He was the pro-slavery candidate for treasurer in 1857. He left for California in 1859 wi...
Subject (Geographic):
California., California National Historic Trail., Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail., California, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Cramer, Samuel. and Cramer, Thomas J. B.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Politics and government, and Description and travel
Love's journal describes the 1849 trip from Pennsylvania to California, going by boat to St. Louis and Independence, then overland by the Platte, the Sweetwater, Sublette's Cut-off, Fort Hall, the California Trail, the Humboldt, the Truckee, Yuba and ...
Description:
Diary and typed transcript stored in a case.
Subject (Geographic):
California National Historic Trail, Sacramento Valley (Calif.), and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Name):
Love, Alexander, 1810?- and Reading, P. B.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life--California, Indians of North America--California, Mines and mineral resources--California--Sacramento Valley, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1849
In 1850 Frush traveled from Missouri to Oregon by way of St. Joseph, Blue River, the North Platte, and Fort Laramie, where he met his brother John and Kit Carson. They continued by South Pass, Bear River, Soda Springs, Fort Hall, Fort Boise, the Dalle...
Description:
Frush, of Newark, Missouri, traveled to Oregon in 1850, organized the Pacific Telegraph Company in 1855, and was buried in Lone Fir Cemetery, Portland, Oregon.
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., Oregon, and West (U.S.)
Subject (Name):
Frush, John H. and Frush, Wm. H. (William H.)
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Overland journeys to the Pacific, and Description and travel
The journal records the trip by Fort Smith, the Arkansas, Gregg's road, Little River, the Canadian, Albuquerque, Rio Grande, Rio Membres, Chihuahua road, Tucson, the Gila, the Colorado, the desert, Warner's ranch, San Diego, Santa Barbara, Monterey, a...
Description:
Goulding joined the Knickerbocker Exploring Company which traveled from New York to California in 1849. He was engaged in the manufacture of surgical instruments in New York and he was appointed by the Surgeon General to McClennon Hospital near Phila...
Subject (Geographic):
West (U.S.) and California
Subject (Name):
Goulding, William R., Hoyt, John P., and Knickerbocker Exploring Company (New York, N.Y.)
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific, Description and travel, and Gold discoveries
Kingerly's letters to his parents and friends describe the 1852 journey from Illinois to California by way of Iowa, Kanesville, the Platte and Sweetwater, Kinney's and Hudspeth's Cut-offs, the Shasta and Nobles Pass route, Sierra Nevadas, and Shasta ...
Subject (Geographic):
Shasta (Calif.) and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Subject (Topic):
Overland journeys to the Pacific and Overland journeys to the Pacific--1852
California--Description and travel, California--History, Oregon--Description and travel, Oregon--History--To 1859, and West (U.S.)--Description and travel
Letters documenting Thomas Nelson's voyage to, and life in, Oregon City, Oregon, where he served as an Oregon Territory Supreme Court judge, written to his wife Cornelia and their children in Peekskill, New York, from 1851 Mar 20 to 1853 Jul 16. Nels...
Subject (Geographic):
Oregon., California, Northwest Coast of North America, Oregon, Oregon Territory, Peekskill (N.Y.), and San Francisco (Calif.)
Subject (Name):
André, John, 1751-1780., Chenoweth, Francis A., 1819-1899., Currey, John E. B., Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., Gaines, John Pollard, 1795-1857., Nelson, Cornelia., Nelson, Thomas., Pratt, Orville C., 1819-1891., Seymour, Allen., Seymour, David Lowrey, 1803-1867., California (steamer), Columbia (Steamer), and Oregon. Supreme Court.
Subject (Topic):
Frontier and pioneer life, Gold mines and mining, Indians of North America, Legal status, laws, etc, Overland journeys to the Pacific, Description and travel, Capital and capitol, Gold discoveries, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
