Mississippi, Lettie and her impoverished Black family set out for Nebraska in a covered wagon, part of the westward migration ...

The women and children had walked the previous day when the oxen they had hired “could not be found.” The next day, a man named Knutson, the first storekeeper in the village of Houston, sent two yokes ...

By Jim Cunningham and Flip Hassett Special to the Times Traveling Highway 140 east of Merced and west of Mariposa, you will ...

BISMARCK, N.D. — It ain’t easy re-creating history — especially because some things haven’t changed all that much since Lt. Col. George Custer set out for battle in 1876.

View Landscape with ruins and wagon of oxen (1870) By Carl Max Gerlach Quaedvlieg; oil on panel; 23.5x47 cm.; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

The staying power and determination to continue to print Truth and Liberty, no matter what, is the legacy of the Deseret News ...

A million people make wilderness pilgrimage to honour 13th-century Virgin Mary icon - The romería del Rocío has grown into one of world’s largest, most unique Catholic pilgrimages.

It refers to their version of the icon of the Virgin, carried by an ox-driven cart covered in silver and fresh flowers. At each night’s camp, wagons are set in a circle and people gather to worship ...

Before the Wagon Train rolls into town, the South Lake Tahoe Historical Society will host a “Western Days” party on May 31 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with vendors, activities, and historical ...