Sending Christmas cards and letters catching friends and family up on the past year’s life events is an annual tradition for many. Residents of Brady, Gothenburg, and Cozad are given an opportunity each year to participate in an event to make that tradition even more special. For about 14 years now members of the Nebraska…
Santa always joins the Wyoming division of the Pony Express to help deliver Christmas cards, Read More….
Santa Claus spent part of Saturday delivering Christmas cards from Green River to Rock Springs, Wyoming. The Jolly Old Elf was an honorary Pony Express rider, delivering official U.S. mail. Read More….
Saturday 12/14/24 the Nevada Division of the Pony Express will leave Benson’s Feed with a mochila full of Christmas cards. The group will ride south to the main Post Office on Roop St…………… Read More….
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Pony Express accepted Santa letters at Felix Park before sending them off with a rider to the post office. Read More….
SWEETWATER COUNTY — The Sweetwater County Pony Express will host their 23rd annual Christmas card ride on Saturday, Dec. 14. The cards will be carried on horseback from the Green River Post Office to the Rock Springs Post Office. Read More….
A life-sized horse and Pony Express rider will soon be a reality in Gothenburg. Artist and sculptor Linda Egle of Thedford is working on the project with a completion date estimated to be in the spring of 2025. Gothenburg will be host to the 2026 National Pony Express Convention. Read More….
SANTA FE, N.M. – The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Patrick Malone as program manager of Region 6, 7 and 8 National Trails Office. In this role, Malone will administer………..Pony Express National Historic Trail……… Read More…..
………………….On June 17, 2024, a crowd at the same historic location in St. Joseph cheered as a young woman on a horse started on the same historic route with saddlebags full of letters. The rider and an honor guard clip-clopped through St. Joe’s streets and over a four-lane bridge across the Missouri River. Ten days…
On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. Read More….
