Route of the Donner Party Today

You may want to use the following resources as a guide when completing your project.
Google Maps - Click on get directions & it will provide you with a route, which you can drag exactly where you want.  Click on "search nearby" to search for things to do nearby.
Google Images- Use to find images of your locations today & in 1800s.  For the 1800s pictures, you may want to use the American Experience website listed below.

Places of Interest Today

You may want to find the Chamber of Commerce or Tourism site for each state &/or city.
Frommer's- is a well known, trusted travel guide that can assist you with finding places of interest at each of your locations. 

Websites about Donner Party

New Light on Donner Party- includes updated research on this piece of history.
The American Experience- Donner Party- Three years before the Gold Rush, 87 pioneers took a shortcut westward to California, only to get caught in the snows of the Sierra Nevada. The emigrants' fateful journey culminated in death and cannibalism.  Includes an interactive map.
First Person Accout by Eliza P. Donner Haughton - Read parts of her book detailing her life as an orphan of the party. 
Emigrants Guide to Oregon & California- From the Library of Congress, this primary source document