NEBRASKA NEWS ARCHIVE
2018
The Pony Express- New beginnings and old traditions
NORTH PLATTE, Neb. After a long journey from Paxton the Pony Express Re-Ride arrived in North Platte on Thursday. It’s something that happens every year in North Platte. But for two riders this year it’s particularly important. Continue reading…
Hot temps slow Pony Express Re-Ride (2018)
Just after 9 a.m. three hours after originally expected, the Pony Express Re-Ride galloped into the Fort Kearny station and organizers said it was the extreme temperatures that slowed down their pace. Continue reading…
Annual Pony Express Re-ride underway
GOTHENBURG — Each June, members of the National Pony Express Association, established in 1978, recreate the Pony Express in a commemorative re-ride along the original route through the states of California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri.Read More…
Pony Express re-ride hits Fort Kearny early Friday for mail handoff
KEARNEY — The National Pony Express Association’s re-ride of the Sacramento, Calif., to St. Joseph, Mo., mail route will reach Fort Kearny State Historical Park at 6 a.m. Friday. Read More…
Annual Pony Express Re-ride will travel from Old Sacramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri, stops at Scotts Bluff National Monument and Chimney Rock
SCOTTSBLUFF — It only lasted about 1½ years, but it made an indelible mark on the history of the American West. It was the Pony Express.Read More
It Was A Look Back In Time This Past Weekend In Fairbury
FAIRBURY – History came alive this past weekend in Fairbury giving people a chance to look back in time. Rock Creek Trail Days was held at Rock Creek Station State Historical Park, which sits southeast of Fairbury in Jefferson County. Read More ….
Events at Scotts Bluff
June 27: approximately 5:30 p.m., Pony Express Re-rideE Read More ….
Ficklin Springs Pony Express marker
The Pony Express operated from April 1860 to November 1861, carrying mail by horseback on a 10-day, 1,966-mile relay between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Sacramento, California. Continue Reading
Pony Express Museum in Gothenburg remains a visitor destination after 158 years
Jan Gill, great-granddaughter of the original owner of the Upper 96 Ranch near Gothenburg, Nebraska, where the Samuel Machette Pony Express cabin was originally located, says she feels “grateful and blessed that our family has had the opportunity to honor and preserve a portion of our nation’s history. Read More …
2017
Pony Express Riders collect and transport holiday mail
COZAD, Neb. — Pony Express Riders acted as specially-appointed mail couriers once again – this time for the holidays. Members of the Central Nebraska Pony Express Association gathered at Cozad’s Wilson Public Library to carry two special bags to Gothenburg for a Christmas card ride. Read More …