Oregon-California Trails Association | Foster, Isaac G. and Mary Burrell

Foster, Isaac G. and Mary Burrell – 1854, Illinois to California

Merrill J. Mattes Collection·

Three typed pages

The Foster Family

Text describes travel by Isaac G. Foster and family, and by Mary Burrell and her family, including daughter Mary. Diary excerpts are from Mary Burrell, the daughter.

Merrill Mattes research notes

The collection was begun in 1991 by the late Merrill J. Mattes, a co-founder of the Oregon-California Trails Association. That original nucleus was a result of a generous donation from Merrill and reflected his many years as an award-winning National Park Service historian and also included works of his own authorship. The collection is housed at the national Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Missouri. Here, you have access to many of the original trail diaries he collected in digital form.