The Brief You can experience the colors and sights of one woman’s journey along the Oregon Trail at the James Museum. The James Museum of Western Art and Wildlife Art has an exhibit of Perseverance: A Woman's Journey West. "She was a pioneer woman in the 1840s, and she was a very prolific writer," shared Emily Kapes, Chief Curator at the James Museum. "This old journal really got into the daily life of the Belknap family. You can learn more about the exhibit and those experiences from the James Museum website here.