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Oregon Trail
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Across the Plains in 1844 by Catherine Sager Pringle 
 This is the autobiographical account of a girl orphaned on the Oregon Trail who survived of the Waiilatpu Massacre of 1847 at the mission of Marcus and Narcissa Whitman in Oregon. The Sager family has been the subject of fiction, but this is her actual description of these events. http://www.isu.edu/~trinmich/00.ar.sager1.html Topics: Notable People, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 28, 2004 Oregon Trail History Library
Historical information on the Oregon Trail from the time of the British presence in the 1700s through the influx of settlers in the mid-1800s. Includes short biographies of several Black settlers, a diagram of a prairie schooner, maps, historical essays, and a FAQ. Also highlights the cost of provisions, various diseases and treatments, and the role of women on the Oregon Trail. From the Oregon Trail Interpretive Center in Oregon City, Ore. http://www.endoftheoregontrail.org/histhome.html Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Nov 21, 2005 Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Presents the activities of a cultural institution founded to present the Native American view of the Oregon Trail and its impact on the Cayuse, Umatilla, and Walla Walla tribes' homeland in what is now northeastern Oregon and southeastern Washington state. Includes information about exhibits, an events calendar, history of the tribe, educational activities, downloadable teacher's brochure, and a bibliography. From the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. http://www.tamastslikt.org/ Topics: Native Americans, U.S. History By Place, United States History Last updated Sep 22, 2009 Whitman Mission National Historic Site
This site presents the mission Marcus and Narcissa Whitman established along the Oregon Trail near Walla Walla, Washington. Information about activities, lodging and fees, a virtual tour of the mission, and a printable map and travel guide are included. There are also links to many educational resources here, including teachers' guides, biographies, a timeline, archaeological information, mission recipes for students to try, and hundreds of current and historic photos. http://www.nps.gov/whmi/index.htm Topics: Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Religion, U.S. History By Place Last updated Sep 14, 2009 Whitman Mission: National Historic Site Washington
This site from the National Park Service (NPS) contains the entire text of an NPS handbook by Erwin N. Thompson on the Whitman Mission and its founders, Marcus and Narcissa Whitman. The mission, which is near Walla Walla, Washington state, was founded in 1836 in what was then the Oregon Territory. The site includes photographs, drawings, links, and a detailed account of the massacre at the Waiilatpu mission. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/hh/37/ Topics: National Parks & Forests, U.S. History By Place Last updated Jun 20, 2007 |
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