Over 2,000 diaries, letters, and memoirs are held in archives, college and university libraries, historical societies, and public libraries throughout the U.S. Many are still in the treasured possession of pioneer descendants. Historian Merrill Mattes estimated that one out of every 250 travelers kept some sort of written record of their journey. However, through the years, many of these were lost or destroyed.

It's difficult to estimate the numbers due to the nature of the large scale emigration. People on the move, in sometimes large groups, with varying destinations are difficult to count. The emigration lasted over several decades. People were born and people died during the typical five month journey. Some historians have made estimates based on diary accounts, newspapers reports from the time, and from registers and wagon counts kept at Fort Laramie and Fort Kearney. See similar questions...

The Plains Across: The Overland Emigrants and the Trans-Mississippi West John Unruh. University of Illinois Press. 1979. A comprehensive study of the Overland Trail experience based on extensive research of primary source documents. Covers most major subjects, and is a reliable, accurate, and well-balanced presentation on history of the Oregon and California Trails. Considered by most Oregon Trail scholars to be the premier work on this subject. See similar questions...

Twelve years is an awfully long time for any TV show to stay on the air, even an all-time great like this one. The ratings had been trending steadily downward since the end of Rick Schroder's first season and the budget kept going up. For the last year or two, the only thing keeping Blue on the ABC schedule was the fact that every new drama the network premiered flopped miserably. Once Lost and Desperate Housewives became huge hits, ABC finally had the security to retire Blue once and for all. See similar questions...

Audit Trail initiation requirements differ for data vs. textual materials. For data: If you are generating, retaining, importing or exporting any electronic data, the Audit Trail begins from the instant the data hits the durable media. For textual documents: if the document is subject to approval and review, the Audit Trail begins upon approval and release of the document. See similar questions...

The petition certified by the Secretary of State was required to include the "reasons" for initiating the recall and the Governor's response. Notice of Intent and Answer. See similar questions...

Certification was tested in 1989 as part of an NCAA pilot program and was approved for all Division I institutions in 1993. See similar questions...

School begins at 8:20 a.m. Students who arrive late for must wait in the reception area until morning meeting is concluded. School ends at 3:10 p.m. See similar questions...

Weekly charters usually begin and end on Saturdays for multiples of seven days. We will try to accommodate your wishes for different days of the week and uneven periods of time, such as a ten or twelve-day charter. See similar questions...

Answer. Please refer to the Plan Highlights section of this site for coverage effective and termination date information. See similar questions...

Our shorter trail rides range from 1,2, and 3 hours to half-day and leave from a beautiful guest ranch in the Tetonia area. Ride through beautiful aspen groves; see views of the Tetons; and picnic among the wildflowers. All levels of experience are welcome. Depending on snow levels our Extended Day Rides begin the first week of July through October. See similar questions...

A - The initial phase of construction began in August 2003. Two subsequent contracts will be advanced beginning in 2006 and 2007 with a completion date of August 2009. See similar questions...

The East Florida Section of the Trail opened in November 2000, the West Florida Section followed in November 2002, the Panhandle Florida Section opened in May 2004, and the South Florida Section opened in January 2006 to complete this statewide trail. See similar questions...

Texas created a successful series of coastal birding trails (and later other birding trails across the state) that have been immensely popular and have motivated conservation in that state. Florida's Trail is modeled after this successful predecessor, and is incorporating more grassroots involvement in the nomination of, maintenance of, and advocacy for sites. See similar questions...

goes directly to Pack 135. 1/3 goes to the Knox Trail Council and 1/3 goes to Popcorn manufacturer ? Weaver Popcorn Co. See similar questions...

Later, it added six other language editions: English in January 1998, French in January 1999, German in October 1999, Portuguese in April 2003, Italian in March 2004, and Arabic in November 2006. See similar questions...

In 1962 Ev Cooper privately published a book entitled IMMORTALITY: PHYSICALLY, SCIENTIFICALLY, NOW, which outlined the cryonics idea. In the same year a college physics teacher named Robert Ettinger privately published the book THE PROSPECT OF IMMORTALITY. Two years later Cooper established the Life Extension Society and actively sought to make cryonics a practical reality. See similar questions...

The idea behind the fabrics used in P??ramo garments came about in 1984. Nick Brown, founder of Nikwax, became disillusioned with conventional outdoor clothing and set about creating a clothing system that directs wind, water and still air to the correct place for a particular activity. For further information see 'Company Background' See similar questions...