A 2,000-mile trip by horseback began in St. Joseph on Monday afternoon as the National Pony Express Association’s annual re-ride to Sacramento, California, set off on a journey that will involve more than 600 riders. Read More…….
It only lasted 18 months, but the Pony Express made an impact on history that is still strong today. The annual Pony Express Re-ride is underway and will be rolling through Wyoming this week. Read more………..
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) An author who wrote a book about the Pony Express visited St. Joseph Friday and Saturday. Jim DeFelice compiled his research into a book that was published a couple years ago.On Friday he came to the Pony Express Museum in St. Joe to speak about it and on Saturday he did a…
Sunday marks the 162nd anniversary of the Pony Express, and St. Joseph’s Pony Express Museum celebrated the achievement Saturday with a day full of activities and learning. The museum utilized a variety of resources, including educated volunteers and historical items, to heighten theorem reading a book, Pony Express Museum Executive Director Cindy Daffron said. Read More….
MARYSVILLE, KS – A sign of spring, and changing of the seasons, is Museum Day in Marysville, KS. This Saturday, Museums and historical sites throughout Marshall County in Northeast Kansas will be free of admission and have a number of activities. Toby Carrig is the tourism director for the town. “Saturday April 2 marks the opening…
(ST. JOSEPH, Mo.) The Pony Express Museum is bringing an event to St. Joseph this week. Author Jim DeFelice has written a book about the Pony Express and will be at the museum, the Rolling Hills Library and the St. Joseph Public Library on Friday and Saturday to speak about his book and research. This…
As temperatures begin to warm and signs of spring slowly begin to emerge, the folks at the Pony Express Station Museum, located at Ehmen Park in Gothenburg, are busy preparing for the upcoming tourism season. Read More…..
The Pony Express is synonymous with the old Wild West and today its legacy is preserved in a historic trail and in re-rides. READ MORE……..
1330 KOVE AM / 107.7 FM’s Coffee Time host Vince Tropea recently sat down with Vannessa Powell, the captain of the Beaver Rim division for the The National Pony Express Association, who filled us in on the Annual Pony Express Re-Ride, happening on June 11th. READ MORE and listen to the radio show…………..
