Pioneer Journals

Trail Bibliographies

 * Melvin L. Bashore & Linda L. Haslem. Mormon Pioneer Companies Crossing the Plains (1847-1868) Narratives: guide to sources in Utah libraries and archives. [Salt Lake City,Utah:Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Historical Department, 1990. FHL 289.3016 B291m 1990; film 1592752 item 6]


 * Patricia A. Etter. To California on the Southern Route,1849: a history and annotated bibliography. Spokane, Washington: Arthur H. Clarke, 1998. FHL 979.4 H2et


 * Martin L. Heckman. Overland on the California Trail, 1846-1859: a bibliography of manuscript & printed travel narratives. Glendale, California: Arthur H. Clarke, 1984. FHL 979. h23h


 * Robert E. Lester, ed. The American West: Overland journeys,1841-1880: research collections on the American West. Bethesda, Maryland: University Publications of America, 1998. FHL 973 W2Les


 * Merrill J. Mattes. Platte River Toad Narratives: a descriptive bibliography of travel over the great central overland route to Oregon, California, Utah, Colorado, Montana, and other western states and territories, 1812-1866. Urbana,Illinois: University of Illinois Press, 1988. FHL 978 E63m


 * [Lannon W. Mintz. The Trail: a bibliography on the Overland Trail to California, Oregon, Salt Lake City, and Montana during the years, 1841-1864. Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1987. FHL 973 E63m]


 * Frank O' Bryan. Overland Chronicle:emigrant diaries in Western Nevada Libraries. Reno, Nevada: Nevada Historical Society, 1979. FHL 979. 3 J530


 * John M. Townley. The Trail West: a bibliography index to Western American Trails, 1841-1869. Reno,Nevada: Jamson Street Press, 1988. FHL 973 W22t


 * Kris White and Mary Catherine Cuthill, eds. Overland Passages: a guide to Overland Documents in the Oregon Historical Society. Portland, Oregon: Oregon HIstorical Society, 1993. FHL 973 W20

Trail Narratives
 Oregon Trail
 * Akin, James, Jr. The Oregon Trail Diary of…., in 1852 Web Research Group, 1989. FHL 921.73 Ak52a


 * Belshaw, Maria Parsons. Crossing the Plains to Oregon in 1853. Fairfield, Washington: Ye Gallon Press, 2000 FHL 979 H 2bj


 * Bowers, Fidelia March. An account of the Wagon Train Mastered by Solomon Tetherow. [S.l.:s.n., 19--] FHL 921.73 A1 no. 159 Digital Images


 * Davis, Charles George The Oskaloosa Company: last wagon train to Skinner’s in 1847, a history of the southern road to Oregon: untold story of the Scott- Applegate Trail overland journey guided by the 1847 pilot of record, …Portland, Oregon: Frontier Publishing, 1996 FHL 979.5 H2do


 * Doyle, Susan Badger and Fred W. Dykes, eds. The 1854 Oregon Trail Diary of Winfield Scott Ebey. Independence, Missouri: Oregon-California Trails, Association, 1997. FHL 921.73 Eb27d


 * McBride, John Rogers. Overland to Oregon: Yamhill County, 1846. [Lafayette, OR: Yamhill County Genealogical Society, 1996] FHL 2055388 item 10


 * Packard, Patricia L ed Harvey J Jones, 1864, Oregon Trail Journal. Boise, Idaho: Idaho Genealogical Society, 2001? FHL 979.5 H2p


 * Rumer, Thomas A. The Wagon Trains of ’44: A Comparative View of the Individual Caravans in the Emigration of 1844 to Oregon. Spokane: The Arthur H Clark Co, 1990.


 * Thomson, Origen. Crossing the Plains: narratives of the scenes, incidents and adventures attending the overland journey of the Decatur and Rush county emigrants to the "far-off" Oregon in 1852: printed from a diary of daily events. Reprint. Greensburg, Indiana:  Orville Thomson Printer, 1896. FHL 973 W2tor


 * White, Dr Thomas. To Oregon in 1852. Letter of Dr Thomas White, La Grange County, Indiana emigrant Indianapolis: Indiana Historical Society, 1964. FHL 977.2 B4 v. 23 no 1-4


 * Wilbur, Sanford R, et. .al comp. The McCully Train. Iowa to Oregon, 1852. Gresham, Oregon: Symblos, 2000 FHL 978 H2wm

Libraries and Archives

 * Additional trail journals, narratives, diaries and letters of the pioneers to Oregon, California and Utah may be available at the the following libraries, archives and societies:
 * Merrill J. Mattes Collection. Merrill j. Mattes Research Library at the National Frontier Trails Museum, Independence, Missouri
 * FamilySearch Catalog Family History Library
 * Church History Library Catalog
 * Oregon Historical Society Library
 * Society of California Pioneers, San Francisco

Societies

 * Biographies of some of the Pioneers are available through the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers. To search for your ancestors click on "History Department" and then "History Card Index".
 * National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers