PRESS ARCHIVE
2018
Our View: Pony Express rides again
Just as this edition of the Folsom Telegraph was headed to on the press and being prepared for delivery to our 24,000 weekly readers Wednesday evening, history was slated to be relived on Sutter Street in Folsom. Read more
Annual Pony Express Re-ride will travel from Old Sacramento, California, to St. Joseph, Missouri, stops at Scotts Bluff National Monument and Chimney Rock
SCOTTSBLUFF — It only lasted about 1½ years, but it made an indelible mark on the history of the American West. It was the Pony Express.Read More
Watch Pony Express riders depart Sacramento, just like old times
“So help me, God,” Annette Nylander said. The oath of the National Pony Express Association was complete.https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article213561639.html
Utah played ‘a key role’ in Pony Express history, says ‘West Like Lightning’ author
SALT LAKE CITY — A prolific writer, Jim DeFelice has authored thrillers to nonfiction to co-authoring (with Chris Kyle and Scott McEwan) the memoir “American Sniper” that became an Academy Award-nominated film. Read More …
Pony Express Arrives in Carson City Thursday June 21, 2018
The annual Pony Express Re-ride, a re-enactment of the original Pony Express Route that spanned nearly 2,000 miles passing through what are now seven western states, is returning to Carson City this Thursday…Continue reading…
Pony Express riders leave Sacramento Tuesday
GUERNSEY—Although their portion of the event is a week away for the Southeast Wyoming Pony Express Association riders, the first rider for the annual re-ride of the National Pony Express Association heads out of Sacramento, California this Wednesday at 3 p.m. PST.Read More …
Ham radio operators host 24-hour field day starting Saturday
Sierra Intermountain Emergency Radio Association will hold its 24-hour American Radio Relay League field marathon from 10 a.m. Saturday until 10 a.m. Sunday at Minden-Tahoe Airport.Read More…
Pony Express prepares to ride out for 2018 event
The National Pony Express Association will dramatically celebrate the 158th anniversary of the Pony Express by conducting a re-run of the famous mail service June 20-30.Read More ….
Pony Express riding through Thursday
The annual Pony Express reride is scheduled to arrive in Nevada’s oldest settlement around 4 p.m. Thursday. Read More …
2018 Re-ride arrives in Julesburg, CO June 28!
Riders from the Pony Express Colorado Division will pick up the mochila in Chappell the morning of Thursday, June 28, and pass by the Colorado Welcome Center approximately at 6:30 a.m. Read More…