Margaret Breen: Donner Party Survivor
Chautauqua Presentation
Audience: Adults and students, grades 6-12

 

Margaret Breen, along with her husband and seven children, was a member of the Donner Party and shared the suffering of her fellow travelers. An Irish immigrant and devout Catholic, Breen worked tenaciously to ensure the survival of her family during the winter of entrapment in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Due largely to her efforts, the Breens were one of only two families in the party to survive without loss of life.

Portrayed by Doris Dwyer: (775) 423-7565
Professor, History Department
Western Nevada Community College, Fallon

 

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