MISSOURI NEWS ARCHIVE
2024
National Pony Express Association re-riding trail
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The National Pony Express Association is recreating the Pony Express by re-riding the trail in a 10 day period. Families and community members gathered to celebrate the 164th re-ride of the Pony Express on Monday. Read More…
Pony Express Riders ‘hit the road’ for 164th annual Re-Ride
Hundreds gathered at the Patee House on Monday afternoon for the official kick-off of the annual National Pony Express Association’s Re-Ride. Read more…
Pony Express honoring the past with Re-Ride
Jun. 16—The Pony Express Trail will be active once again Monday for its annual Re-Ride. The Re-Ride is a 10-day, 24-hour event honoring the 164th Anniversary of the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, which carried letters and telegrams from April 1860 to November 1861. Read More…
Pony Express looks to ride again
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) In another re-ride celebration of the Pony Express, reenactors are set to start their ride at the Patee House Museum Monday June 17th at 3:00 pm. The ride is expected to wrap up in Old Sacramento, California on June 27th at 4:30 pm. Read Here…
Council approves funds for Pony Express statue repairs
The Pony Express Monument is set to receive $175,000 in funding for much-needed repairs. The St. Joseph City Council voted 9-0-0 in unanimous favor of the funds at Monday night’s meeting. The $175,000 will come from American Rescue Plan Act funds and will go toward repairing the granite base of the statue, along with other … Continued
Discover the Museum that Features Horses as Mail Carriers
The Pony Express was a short-lived mail-carrying system that required riders to deliver mail on horseback. Stretching an incredible 1,966 miles long, the Pony Express trail began in St. Joseph, Missouri and ended in Sacramento, California. The Pony Express National Museum commemorates the journey and sacrifices made by riders of the Pony Express, acknowledging their contribution to connecting … Continued
Renovations planned for Pony Express Monument due to chipping, vandalism
A facelift was already in the works for an 83-year-old statue Downtown, but a recent act of vandalism gives all the more reason for renovations. The Pony Express Monument at Ninth Street and Frederick Avenue was installed in 1940 and has stood proud ever since, commemorating the trail of mail service stretching from St. Joseph … Continued
St. Joseph Pony Express Museum introducing new displays
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Pony Express Museum has big plans for their floor coming up, including a couple of new displays and some historical artifacts from donated items. One such item is an authentic Russell, Majors, and Waddell bible from 1858, one of only about a hundred still around today. Read More….
Local farmer donates $5,000 to Pony Express Museum
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Pony Express Museum in St. Joseph received a $5,000 donation from a local farmer, Larry DeShon,…..Read More….
2023
Pony Express rides again, while Patee House requests community support
(St. Joseph, Mo.) Each year for 10 days horses travel cross-country to commemorate The Pony Express. This year it begins in Sacramento, California and will end in St. Joseph, right where it all began in the 1800’s. The backdrop is the Patee House, and the national spotlight gives it much-desired attention. Read More…