Speaker Series, an Evening With Greg Palmer
An Evening with
Greg Palmer
The Lost Party—Stephens
Townsend Murphy
October 8, 2016 | 5:30 p.m. Donner Memorial Visitor Center 12593 Donner Pass Rd., Truckee
5:00 P.M. DOORS OPEN
5:30 P.M. PRESENTATION STARTS
Cheese and crackers served and beverages are available for sale.
THE FIRST WAGONS OVER THE SIERRA NEVADA
Greg Palmer will talk about the saga of the Stephens Townsend Murphy Party of 1844.
Greg Palmer has years of experience guiding youngsters and history buffs alike in area history. He currently is a docent at Thunderbird Lodge and Donner Memorial State Park. He will delight our audience with his gift of story telling. The lost party is a story of the first wagons that came over the Sierra Nevada. The participants became the core of California development. This small wagon party made up of men, women and children became the first pioneers to successfully take their wagons over the worst practical wagon route to California.
