NPEA NEWS ARCHIVE
THIS PATIENT RIDER SPENT MONTHS RETRACING THE PONY EXPRESS ON HORSEBACK
When the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Co. launched the Pony Express on April 3, 1860, fanfare for the new express mail service made newspaper headlines from New York to San Francisco. The cheers came loudest from California ……….. Read More…
Pony Express Historian Wants Fort Caspar Museum To Get Piece Of $1.5M Collection
A noted Pony Express historian and collector died in 2021 with a wish to give much of his $1.5 million collection to the Fort Caspar Museum, but the museum would have to expand to accommodate it. Read More………
Revisiting ‘The Last Ride of the Pony Express’ with Will Grant on Tuesday’s Access Utah
Stablemaster’s Note: Will Grant received help from many NPEA members as he trekked across the Pony Express Trail in 2019 to write this book. Though the Pony Express has enjoyed a lot of traction over the years, among the authors that have attempted to encapsulate it, none have ever ridden it themselves. While most scholars … Continued
Local DAR member represents NY in National DAR Heritage Contest
Teaching the Pony Express to Pre-School age children. Read More….
COHASSET FAMILY PRODUCES A WORLD PREMIERE THEATRICAL PRODUCTION OF “THE PONY EXPRESS: A MUSICAL ADVENTURE!”
NPEA provided mochila specifications for this production. Read More…
2023
Pony Express letter to Vermonter up for auction
You Tube Video with history about a letter sent by Pony Express from California to Vermont. Watch Video.
Rare Vermont Pony Express Letter Auctioned Off
You Tube Video of news story regarding the Vermont letter carried by Pony Express. Watch video.
Pony Express letter to Vermonter sells for $6,500 at auction
The only Pony Express letter ever delivered to Vermont sold for $6,500 at a New York City auction Read More……..
The Pony Express Rides Again!
10-Day, 2,000-Mile Trek From California to Missouri Will Deliver Mail, Celebrate 163rd Anniversary Read More………