NPEA NEWS ARCHIVE
2025
Sheridan Media — NewsHistory: Pony Express Part 2
The Pony Express was in operation for only 18 months, but it has captured our imagination for over 100 years. Daring young riders and fleet horses galloping full speed across the plains, braving dangerous weather, hostile Indians and road agents to get the U.S. Mail through. Read More…..
North Platte Post — Pony Express Re-Ride Sacramento to St. Joseph, June 11-21, 2025
NPEA News Release
Chadron Radio — Pony Express Re-Ride Sacramento to St. Joseph, June 11-21, 2025
NPEA News Release……….. Read More….
2024
NPS.Gov — New program manager selected for NPS Regions 6, 7, 8 National Trails Office
SANTA FE, N.M. – The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Patrick Malone as program manager of Region 6, 7 and 8 National Trails Office. In this role, Malone will administer………..Pony Express National Historic Trail……… Read More…..
Progressive Farmer — Pony Express Rides Again and Again
………………….On June 17, 2024, a crowd at the same historic location in St. Joseph cheered as a young woman on a horse started on the same historic route with saddlebags full of letters. The rider and an honor guard clip-clopped through St. Joe’s streets and over a four-lane bridge across the Missouri River. Ten days … Continued
Deseret News — Pony Express made its last official run in 1861
On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. Read More….
KQ2ABC — City of St. Joseph to host National Pony Express Association Convention this weekend
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The City of St. Joseph, Missouri, is hosting the National Pony Express Association’s (NPEA) annual convention this weekend for the first time in eight years. Read more…
Horse-CANADA — The Pony Express (Re)Rides Again!
This annual event follows the famous trail between Missouri and California on the same 10-day schedule as navigated by the original riders. Read more…
EQUUS Magazine — National Pony Express Re-Ride Underway
During this year’s reenactment, mail is being carried by horseback by more than 700 riders across eight states 24 hours a day June 24, 2024 ⎯ Edited Press Release Read More……
Postal Service Announces New Horses Stamps Burst Out of the Gate At 164th Pony Express Re-Ride
June 18, 2024 – ST JOSEPH, MO — The U.S. Postal Service on Monday dedicated its new Horses stamps at today’s kickoff for the 164th Pony Express Re-Ride, a 10-day annual event in which riders retrace the historic route from St. Joseph, MO, to Sacramento, CA. The ceremony was held at the Patee House Museum … Continued