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acheronist · 1 year
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Sorry for the tiktok screenshot but i’m so completely obsessed with the fact that the donner memorial museum has a stovepot FROM THE ORIGINAL DONNER SITE just like. Rawdogging it? On the cheap polyester carpet? Like no case or plaque or anything? GEORGE DONNER’S BRAIN AND LUNGS WERE PROBABLY COOKED IN THEREEEE can we got get a little bit of decorum holy fuck
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thedapinna · 7 months
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I like history, memes and American girl dolls. Here's the union of all these.
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werewolfetone · 2 years
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The Donner Party, Franklin Expedition, and Essex disaster all happened between 1820-1850. Cannibalism Renaissance, if you will
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beggars-opera · 6 months
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We all remember the joys of playing Oregon Trail at school. What could be more exciting than trying to ford a river or hunting buffalo? Well, in reality, wild game could be hard to come by in the winter months, and those who braved the trail often had to resort to unorthodox methods of finding food. Pack your wagons, we're heading into the Sierra Nevada in the winter of 1846 to try some struggle meals, this time on Tasting History
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peregrinethegryphon · 2 months
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Don’t mind me just googling something… trying to connect some dots here.
Any history/fashion experts wanna help me out? Idk if the clothing matches up but it would be so cool if it did.
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final-girlboy · 1 year
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Ok, but we have "Ravenous", which was kinda inspired by the story of Alferd Packer but, y'know, with a supernatural twist. And we also have "The Terror", which is just the actual Franklin expedition, again with a supernatural twist.
So now I absolutely need the secret third part of "supernatural-esque horror based on real mid 19th century events with a canniballistic villain serving as a metaphor for colonialism" trifecta. And the most logical answer is Donner party. Especially given there's a book like this already ("The Hunger" by Alma Katsu ftw)
SERIOUSLY WHERE'S MY GAY RATTY BASTARD LEWIS KESEBERG?
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dailyhistoryposts · 11 months
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On This Day In History
May 12th, 1846: The Donner Party pioneers depart for California. The journey would take far longer than intended and lead to the death of 39 (including some cannibalism).
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kisstheashes · 6 months
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fun fact growing up mormon & in california meant I thought the Donner Party was mormon for a good long while. I had a misunderstanding and thought the donner party were mormon pioneers who got lost and succumbed to one of the greatest sins on earth to try to survive, which always left me with this profound twist in my gut that you could be amazing Mormons, and something like this could still happen to you just because you got lost.
I think I was about 10 when I started questioning the association?
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one-time-i-dreamt · 2 years
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I was a member of the Donner Party, but I wasn’t involved in any cannibalism. I just climbed into a tree and lived off of pine needles and watched shit go down.
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doctorslippery · 1 month
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Nah. I think we'll wait a few exits before we think about stopping for food. Thanks anyway,
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bs-fangirl · 23 days
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Internet in 2023:
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Me in 2023: Can’t believe we had a modern day news story that was so closely aligned with a great tragedy of the past. Good thing that will never happen again.
Internet in 2024:
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Me in 2024: …I’ll just keep my mouth shut from now on.
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macbeth-s · 25 days
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people stuck in donner pass quick who wants to recreate the franklin expedition with me
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locallyloathed · 9 months
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I wonder if this is how the people in California felt getting updates about the Donner Party from the rescue teams. Just sitting around discussing the latest news about the self-important jackasses dying off one by one thanks to the guy in charge making several dozen horrible decisions because he was too proud to listen to the experts’ warnings.
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snarp · 11 months
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yesterdays-xkcd · 10 months
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Some people haven't heard of the Donner Party. They were pioneers who got stranded and likely resorted to cannibalism.
Donner [Explained]
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