PRESS ARCHIVE
2022
Museum Day in Marysville
MARYSVILLE, KS – A sign of spring, and changing of the seasons, is Museum Day in Marysville, KS. This Saturday, Museums and historical sites throughout Marshall County in Northeast Kansas will be free of admission and have a number of activities. Toby Carrig is the tourism director for the town. “Saturday April 2 marks the opening … Continued
Pony Express Book Author Coming to Museum
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Pony Express Museum is bringing an event to St. Joseph this week. Author Jim DeFelice has written a book about the Pony Express and will be at the museum, the Rolling Hills Library and the St. Joseph Public Library on Friday and Saturday to speak about his book and research. This … Continued
Gothenburg Pony Express Station Gearing up for the Summer Tourist Season
As temperatures begin to warm and signs of spring slowly begin to emerge, the folks at the Pony Express Station Museum, located at Ehmen Park in Gothenburg, are busy preparing for the upcoming tourism season. Read More…..
The Travel Reports about the Pony Express
The Pony Express is synonymous with the old Wild West and today its legacy is preserved in a historic trail and in re-rides. READ MORE……..
Annual Pony Express Re-Ride looking for volunteer riders in Wyoming
1330 KOVE AM / 107.7 FM’s Coffee Time host Vince Tropea recently sat down with Vannessa Powell, the captain of the Beaver Rim division for the The National Pony Express Association, who filled us in on the Annual Pony Express Re-Ride, happening on June 11th. READ MORE and listen to the radio show…………..
Pony Express all about the romance and the ride
GUERNSEY – A romantic way to carry the mail. On horseback with the Pony Express. The actual Pony Express. Last Saturday in 22-degree weather, 14 bundled-up riders made the 2 and a half-hour trip from the Guernsey post office to Hartville to deliver 310 Valentines. Read More…..
Pony Express mounts up to deliver Valentines
GUERNSEY – The Pony Express is mounting up and getting ready to deliver Valentines. In addition to the Ponly Express delivering Valentine’s Day cards, the “Friends of Hartville” 2022 Valentines Postal Cancellation Stamp will be available this year………….Read More…….
Stirrup memories: Lore about the Pony Express continues riding on
The Pony Express was in operation only about 18 months, from April 1860 to October 1861. But it played a celebrated important role in American history and was of great financial importance to our country. It helped tie together the Pacific and the Atlantic coasts and integrate the vast expanse between. Read More………..
2021
22 things to do in 2022……………………in western Nebraska
Pony Express Re-Ride — June 7-June 9 Two riders in the 2021 Pony Express Re-Ride travel down Old Oregon Trail Road shortly after leaving a stop at the Scotts Bluff National Monument. The Pony Express Re-Ride will be back in western Nebraska June 7-June 9, 2022. Star-Herald File Photo Each year, the Pony Express Re-Ride. … Continued
‘Pony Express’ riders continue 20-year Christmas card tradition — Jackson Hole News
GREEN RIVER — Melissa and Andy Misner swung into their saddles outside the post office the morning of Saturday, Dec. 11, their horses loaded with two mochillas and five saddlebags full of Christmas cards. The Misners smiled as they rode down Uinta Drive, escorted by two Green River Police Department vehicles. After making their way … Continued