Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Fall 2025
Abstract
In 1864, Joseph Ernst Johann Heinen, age 27, travelled from Illinois to California for a work opportunity. His route and travel experiences were recorded in a diary, which has been transcribed, with footnotes. Research and work was conducted by Gilson, along with DePauw University students. This article includes the full transcription of the 1864 diary, a biography of Ernst Heinen and notes on sources consulted.
Recommended Citation
Gilson, Caroline L. "Overland with Ernst Heinen: A Newly Discovered 1864 Bridger Trail Diary." Overland Journal 43, no. 3 (2025): 94-112.
Comments
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Read more about the student collaboration in the following resource:
Had Grass, Water and Wood: Scanning and Transcribing the 1864 Travel Diary of John Heinen