PRESS ARCHIVE
2017
CASPER’S TRAILS CENTER PRESENTS HOLIDAY ON THE HOMESTEAD
Enjoy an old time Christmas with “Holiday on the Homestead” at the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center Saturday, December 9th. “’Holiday on the Homestead’ is a wonderful opportunity to share the season with the community,” said Trails Center Director Chris Wilkinson. “This annual event is a great way to spend time with family while enjoying … Continued
Pony Express Christmas Card Ride is Saturday – Cozad, NE
The Central Nebraska Pony Express will make its seventh-annual Christmas Card Ride on Saturday. Read More …
Pony Express Christmas Card run
Pony Express riders will be carrying Christmas cards and letters for delivery around the world again this year. Read More …
Prepare for Christmas like the pioneers
GERING, Neb. – Christmas is coming. What better way to start preparations than the way our ancestors did in the nineteenth century. Scotts Bluff National Monument, Legacy of the Plains Museum, Chimney Rock National Historic Site and the Melbeta Post Office will be hosting a variety of activities that evoke Christmases of the past on … Continued
Pony Express Christmas Card run
GOSHEN COUNTY – Pony Express riders will be carrying Christmas cards and letters for delivery around the world again this year. Read More …
Pony Express Christmas Card Ride December 9th
Nothing says Wyoming like the Old West and with the rich history of the Oregon Trail and the Pony Express right here at our doorsteps, there’s a unique opportunity to mark your holiday greetings to reflect that legacy. Read More…
Pony Express National Historic Trail
The Pony Express relay system was the most direct and practical means of east-west communications before the telegraphRead More…
Making Art in Extreme Conditions
The Pony Express was founded to address the need, promising the delivery of mail from Missouri to Sacramento in as few as ten days. Mounted horseman riding at a gallop replaced cumbersome stage coaches and, crucially, the 2000-mile route was served by 184 stations, each positioned less than 20 miles apart. Read More ….
When the Pony Express came to SF, it was party time
At 12:38 a.m. on April 14, 1860, the steamer Antelope pulled up to the Broadway wharf. It was carrying a small, gaily bedecked bay horse and rider, who earlier that day had galloped into Sacramento — the last relay station on a transcontinental journey that had begun in St. Joseph, Mo., 10½ days, 1,950 miles … Continued
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 …