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Join us at the Fort Caspar Museum on Friday, June 19 at 11 a.m. where Reid Miller will share the history of the Pony Express and highlight the dedicated volunteers of the National Pony Express Association who relay commemorative mail across the historic route. Miller will also discuss the planning and coordination required to safely…

VERTON — A lone rider gallops away on a fresh horse, saddle bags securely fitted as both set off toward the west. This could just as easily be a scene from 1860, but in 2026, it was the scene of the Pony Express Re-Ride passing through Buffalo, Phelps, Gosper, Dawson and the surrounding counties as…

FORT KEARNY, Neb. (KSNB) – The National Pony Express Association is holding its annual commemoration of the Old West mail service with a ride through Nebraska. The ride began in St. Joseph, Missouri, on Monday and reached central Nebraska early Wednesday morning. The riders stopped at the Oregon Trail historic marker south of Hastings, the…

The annual Pony Express Re-ride is underway and is set to make its way to Carson City on Wednesday, June 24. The Carson City Historical Society joins us on Midday to talk about the celebration planned. Watch Video …

Tuesday’s annual Pony Express Reride through Marysville paused to pay tribute to a longtime local rider. Mike Pacha, who died at age 88 in January, was remembered as one of the founding members of the Kansas Division of the National Pony Express Association, which holds the annual reride across the eight states of the Pony…

The annual Pony Express Re-Ride will traverse the Wyoming Division June 18–21, retracing a rugged and historic stretch of trail that tested the endurance of riders and horses alike. Riders will pass through some of Wyoming’s most significant historic sites, including Fort Laramie National Historic Site, a major military and trading post on the frontier;…

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The Pony Express rides again as re-enactors begin the 48th annual Pony Express National Re-Ride Monday from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento. Hundreds of riders will take part, switching off every 10 miles over the next 10 days, with the last rider set to arrive in Old Sacramento on June 25. The Re-Ride, which will…

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The Pony Express rides again as re-enactors begin the 48th annual Pony Express National Re-Ride Monday from St. Joseph, Missouri to Sacramento. Hundreds of riders will take part, switching off every 10 miles over the next 10 days, with the last rider set to arrive in Old Sacramento on June 25. Read more …