Pioneer Overland Travel Stories

Here is a fun way you can read about the experiences of the Mormon pioneers as they crossed the plains. I was reading about the company that William Jeffries Barnes & family were in and really enjoyed it, so thought maybe you would too. You could also put other ancestor names in the search and read about their companies and who knows maybe one of their diaries will be there.
Here is how to do it:
On the internet type in http://www.lds.org/ (or click on link); at top click on "Menu" then under "The Church" click on "History"; scroll to middle of screen and on right click on "Online Resources" then on left click on "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database"; click on down arrow on Companies and highlight "Harmon**Appleton M Harmon Company" and click; Type "Barnes" in surname spot; Click "Search"; click "Appleton M Harmon Company"; click "View a List of Sources"; Read some of the "Trail Excerpts" and you can know of the experiences the Barnes Family had coming across the plains.