Oregon-California Trails Association | Reeve Jr., Robert Warne

Reeve Jr., Robert Warne – An Early Journal and Diaries

Merrill J. Mattes Collection·

“During the Grasshopper war of the year 1855, I suffered
severely for the want of sufficient bread. The first I remember wheat being harvested, in the summer of 1856, was the farm of Brigham Young’s.” ~Robert W. Reeve, Jr.

Excerpt from Chronicles of Courage: An Early Journal and Diaries
Photo of Robert Warne Reeve, Jr. pg. 2
Photo and diary entry of John Reeve, pg. 8
Photo of Emma Hamon Reeve, pg. 16
Photo of Mary Lyman Reeve, pg. 21
23 Pages

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.