PRESS ARCHIVE
2021
The Pony Express to Ride Again!
The rider will mount his trusty steed in Old Sac (Sacramento, CA) …….. Read More….
Nevada Pony Express Scholarship Presentation
Nevada Pony Express presents scholarship to Graduating Senior.. See Presentation Picture Here
Youngsters Learn about The Pony Express
Field trip encompasses local history Read More……..
1858 Pony Express Bible brings $75,000 at auction
………a Pony Express bible from the original print run of 300………
Ferry for Pony across the Missouri
Ebenezer Ferry carried Pony Express riders and much more…..
Despite Covid, People love “The Pony”…….
“………there were 15,000 people who stepped into our Pony Express Station [in 2020]……..”
The Pony Express & NPEA Featured in May, 2021 issue of Horse Illustrated
The May, 2021 issue of Horse Illustrated features an article about the Pony Express and the National Pony Express Association Re-Ride. Visit https://www.horseillustrated.com/ (scroll down to almost bottom of page) to order a copy in print or digital.
Tuesday Night Talks going virtual in 2021
The Pony Express Museum is preparing for its 22rd year of presenting Tuesday Night Talks. Read More…….
2020
Eastern Nevada Pony Express Stations, part 4
In Part 3 of my series on eastern Nevada Pony Express Stations, I described Mountain Springs Station (7), Ruby Valley Station (8), and Jacob’s Well Station (9). The numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of stations from the Utah State line. This will conclude my series of Eastern Nevada Pony Express Stations. Those in the western … Continued
How the US Post Office Has Delivered the Mail Through the Decades
It’s impossible to separate the history of the United States from the history of its post office. After all, Benjamin Franklin was appointed the nation’s first postmaster general all the way back in 1775, after his fellow colonists rebelled against Britain’s Royal Mail and established the Post Office Department, the forerunner of the United States … Continued