I know some of the list members are not LDS, but there are many excellent articles on the trek published in the Ensign magazine and weekly Church News, especially in 1997. The July Ensign just arrived in my mail, with an article on figuring the number of Saints who died in trying to reach Zion, both on ships and on the overland journey. The names of about 2,000 known to have died on the overland trip are inscribed on the memorial gazebo in Nauvoo, which was dedicated last year. I presume everyone knows about the Heritage Gateways web site? During last year's re-enactment trek, daily journal entries were posted. There are a lot of pioneer narratives, listed by year. The web address (no mistake, there is no www in the address) is: http://heritage.uen.org