PRESS ARCHIVE
2017
How the Pony Express linked an isolated SF to the country
The Pony Express, the short-lived mail service whose daring young riders and tireless horses raced back and forth across 2,000 miles of a mostly unexplored continent, fired the imagination of the entire country. But it may have had the greatest emotional resonance in San Francisco. Read More …
Community Calendar – Glendo State Park
Pony Express program set GLENDO – The public is invited to Glendo State Park for a discussion on the history of the Pony Express, July 22 from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Watch as Pony Express riders perform a mochila exchange. Following the exchange, there will be a presentation by the riders about the history of … Continued
Generations of Casperites celebrate Parade Day traditions
National Pony Express Association riders participate in the Casper Parade Read More …
The Pony Express makes a special delivery to the Cheyenne VAMC
The letter come from children in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade, thanking veterans for their service. According to riders with the Pony Express, the mail delivery service began in 1860 and though hand written letters are considered old fashioned now- in the 1800’s the Pony Express was twice as fast as the competitors. Read … Continued
Wyoming Pony Express delivers letters of thanks to veterans
CHEYENNE – Dexter Green has celebrated Independence Day in several states across the nation. But the U.S. Armed Forces veteran said Saturday’s celebration at the Cheyenne Veterans Affairs Medical Center is one that will always stand out in his mind. “It’s special everywhere you go,” he said. “This one I’ll never forget Read more
Pony Express relives, shares history
It’s 1860 and a young courier hops atop the fastest horse available and sets out across an arid landscape of prairie grass and sagebrush with his letters stowed safety in a leather saddle pouch called a “mochila.” He rides a certain distance to a relay station, where another young rider waits. The mochila is transferred … Continued
Photos: National Pony Express Association pays riderless tribute
Wonderful tribute by the Utah Riders for George Lange. Incl. Patsy Lange, on her horse, Blaze, leads her husband George’s horse, Bingo, in a riderless horse tribute for George, who passed away in November into Murray Park as the National Pony Express Association holds its commemorative ride and passes through Utah on Sunday, June 11, 2017. Read … Continued
Pony Express rider makes his way through South Lake Tahoe
The Pony Express Re-Ride 2017 is almost in the history books. The mochila (mailbag) was transferred to a rider at the Nevada/California state line at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday night. That rider then went down Pioneer Trail to Echo Summit. 750 riders have taken part in the annual event. The first rider took off from St. … Continued
Crowd gathers to see Pony Express ride into Historic Folsom
A crowd gathered outside of the Folsom History Museum Thursday morning, June 15 as The National Pony Express Association celebrated it’s 157th anniversary by conducting a re-run of the famed mail service, and they attracted a good share of wide eyes of all ages as they arrived in the heart of Historic Folsom. Commemorative letters and personal … Continued