Trails again

These are links to material about the settlement of the colonies and the later western movement that the U.S. saw after the conclusion of the American Revolution and after the jaunt of Lewis and Clark under the auspices of President Jefferson. Lewis and Clark told the people about the large bit of land out west.

One theme of the upcoming issue of Gardner's Beacon deals with the west. The long arm of New England reached across the country.

Many more people went across these trails than came over by boat in the early days. The trip was arduous. Present day cities exist along the trails. Modern roads parallel their ways.

In Kansas and immediate territories, the issues that lead to the U.S.Civil war were being played out as abolitionists left New England and helped found the free state.

Finally, from the genealogical side of history, people populated those cities and places in-between as they dropped off the traversing of the trail to settle down to roost. Many stories abound.

Trails (a mere sampling):

Oregon-California Trails Assoc

Flying the Oregon Trail 1 (2006)
Flying the Oregon Trail 2 (2006)

On St. Joseph (early 1900s)

Johnson County, KS
Start in St. Joe (2010)

Missouri/Kansas (2013)

Summer journey (2010)

Mormon Traal (LDS)
Mormon Trail (Wiki)
Mormon Trail (National Park Service)

Earlier history (southern New England):

British colonies prior to 1700

Delaware River settlements

This effort is part of our bibliographical effort.

Remarks: Modified: 03/01/2019

07/16/2016 -- Gardner's Beacon, Vol. VI, No. 1

11/01/2016 -- On foot traverse.

03/01/2019 -- Added image. We're building an index by images for the portal to truth.