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Unique Lockport provisional stamp offered in Aug. 6-7 H.R. Harmer sale
………Another exciting cover in the Erivan collection sale was mailed a little over 15 years after the Lockport cover, but has its own claim to uniquity as the only known Pony Express cover delivered to France. Read More……..
Dennis Cassinelli: Eastern Nevada Pony Express stations part 3
In Part 2 of my series on Eastern Nevada Pony Express Stations, I described Schell Creek Station (4), Egan Canyon Station (5) and Butte Station (6). The numbers in parenthesis indicate the number of stations from the Utah State line. There will be one Pony Express Station article each month. Read More…….
Hendersons’ Oregon Trail Collection called priceless
Railroad conducter Paul Henderson had been called “The Trail Detective” and “The Caboose Historian.” For 50-plus years, Henderson and his wife Helen documented and mapped the history of the Oregon, California and other trails when America was expanding westward. Read More……
O’Fallon’s Bluff among reasons federal judge revokes permit for Nebraska Public Power District’s R-Project
A Colorado federal judge has vacated a key permit for Nebraska Public Power District’s R-Project transmission line, citing its potential impact on a key Oregon Trail landmark in Lincoln County as one reason. Read More……
A trip through Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska reveals varied historical attractions
…………For years we’d been intrigued with the Pony Express, so we made plans to follow its route from St. Joseph, Mo., into Kansas, and then swing north into Nebraska………. Read More……….
Pony Express sees over 1,100 visitors on family fun day
On Monday, the Pony Express Museum opened its doors at 10 a.m. for Free Family Fun Day, and within two hours, over 500 people had visited the national museum. By the end of the day, 1,187 people had visited, more than doubling the attendance at the event last year. Read More……..
Gering opens Christmas season with High Plains Christmas
The community returned to reasonable winter temperatures and clear skies as Gering kicked off a High Plains Christmas on Saturday. Santa’s Village in downtown Gering was open as Santa greeted the public and heard wish lists from younger residents. Hot chocolate and cookies were also part of the fun as parents brought their cell phones … Continued