This is from some papers that a Oregon historical society sent me .These are folks on the Lost Wagon train that narrated this .Some are my ancestors and some our related to my ancestors and some are just folks on the wagon train .I hope you find this as interesting as I did . There was air of excitement in the Peter Rickard Household as a part of the family made final preparations for their departure the next day for OR.Three little grandsons,John Henry 5,Samuel 3 and Jasper 2,raced around , getting underfoot until their mother , Cathrine ( Kime ) Rickhard , wife of Casper ,the oldest Rickhard son , managed to settle them down for a nap .She said she was glad she was not pregnant ,as traveling with those three would be to hard . She wouldn't go if she were .Her sister Susannah agreed ,glad her little Delphina was still a babe in arms. She unconsciously tucked her crippled hand under her apron .Although it was unsightly,she could make good use of it.The badly burned hand had been bond up,and the skin on the fingers had grown together . The young women had been busy all winter,planningjust what theywould need to eat and to use,not only on the long trip across the plains,but getting settled after they reached Oregon . At the same time the men of the family were gathered around the forge in the shop checking for the last time the wagons and gear.Peter was assured that his three grown sons ,Casper,John and Andrew were ready to go.Picking up the lantern, they returned to the house for their last night together . Linda ,to continue .Just this much is something to think abt. -- Linda Rogers

Was this part of the group that died in Donner's Pass? I can't figure out which Lost Wagon train this is. Do you have any other details? Kay In a message dated 01/26/10 19:27:49 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: This is from some papers that a Oregon historical society sent me .These are folks on the Lost Wagon train that narrated this .Some are my ancestors and some our related to my ancestors and some are just folks on the wagon train .I hope you find this as interesting as I did . There was air of excitement in the Peter Rickard Household as a part of the family made final preparations for their departure the next day for OR.Three little grandsons,John Henry 5,Samuel 3 and Jasper 2,raced around , getting underfoot until their mother , Cathrine ( Kime ) Rickhard , wife of Casper ,the oldest Rickhard son , managed to settle them down for a nap .She said she was glad she was not pregnant ,as traveling with those three would be to hard . She wouldn't go if she were .Her sister Susannah agreed ,glad her little Delphina was still a babe in arms. She unconsciously tucked her crippled hand under her apron .Although it was unsightly,she could make good use of it.The badly burned hand had been bond up,and the skin on the fingers had grown together . The young women had been busy all winter,planningjust what theywould need to eat and to use,not only on the long trip across the plains,but getting settled after they reached Oregon . At the same time the men of the family were gathered around the forge in the shop checking for the last time the wagons and gear.Peter was assured that his three grown sons ,Casper,John and Andrew were ready to go.Picking up the lantern, they returned to the house for their last night together . Linda ,to continue .Just this much is something to think abt. -- Linda Rogers ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message