Pioneer Experiences

The emigrants making the journey to the Pacific Northwest were often not prepared for the life they had chosen. The romantic ideal of making a nice little farm to raise one's family on was, often rudely, interrupted by the cold realities of the Frontier.

New Beginnings

Farming and Floods: More Than Sticking Seeds in the Ground

Travel: Aside From Your Feet…


Social Relationships

Family

Community

Indians: Valuable Neighbors


Hardships

Dealing With the Trees

Indian Wars