Five generations of one pioneer family embarked on an epic saga across America and through time. One of sixteen families in their party, they traveled the pioneer trail from April to September 1853 on a journey fraught with peril that would change their lives forever.

Follow the Woodworth family over the span of ninety years as they bear witness to heartbreaking personal struggles and triumphs while at the same time witnessing some of American history's most momentous events.

Family loyalty above all else - They kept their kin close and their secrets closer.