Yes Kay I have more to post abt them.No this is not the Donner party . This group in the pages the historical society sent me was also known as the Rickhard Family Wagon train .If you are interested check it out on Google . Linda,the Donner party didn't all die at Donner Pass ,that's why there is so many insenuations abt them .I met a James Donner that was a descendant On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:46 PM, jkaywojack <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- Linda Rogers

Thanks, I will look them up. Kay In a message dated 01/26/10 22:02:25 Central Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Yes Kay I have more to post abt them.No this is not the Donner party . This group in the pages the historical society sent me was also known as the Rickhard Family Wagon train .If you are interested check it out on Google . Linda,the Donner party didn't all die at Donner Pass ,that's why there is so many insenuations abt them .I met a James Donner that was a descendant On Tue, Jan 26, 2010 at 7:46 PM, jkaywojack <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > ------------------------------- > 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 > -- 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