The Children's Blizzard

Remembering the warm day and then ... the blizzard crashed in

The blizzard was not unlike any other blizzard that the residents of the Plains had endured, it will be remembered as one of the deadliest. Even though it lasted 17 hours, this story gives you an in-depth view of the lives of these frontiersman, women, and children on that fateful January day. The blizzard impacted them in many ways, as told by a local newspaper reporter, for years to come. Find out how these lucky individuals survived to tell the tale!