150th Anniversary Celebration
2010 will mark the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express. The 150th Anniversary Celebration of the Pony Express Committee, chaired by Ken Martin from Kansas, has been working on plans to make this a most memorable event. You may contact Ken Martin at (785)744-3333 or arleta@bluevalley.net.
The 150th Anniversary Committee last met in Carson City, Nevada, where they discussed plans for the 2010 Re-Ride.
The National is "Carrying a Message to Congress" during April of 2010.
On Wednesday April 14, NPEA members will give a Luncheon Lecture at the
Smithsonian National Postal Museum
2 Massachusetts Ave., N.E.
Washington, DC 20002.
On Thursday, April 15, The NPEA will Carry their Message to the Congress.
The address for this event will be announced in March of 2009.
In 2010 the Annual Reride will divert to all daytime hours in most places. This gives
the Divisions and other entities/communities a chance to hold a celebration. The mail will be carried by rivercraft from San Francisco to Sacramento before the start of the reride .
All the CAD drawings are being finished so that total estimates for the National Monument in Sidney Nebraska can be made. The Sidney Jaycees are planning several upcoming fundraising events. We are very proud to have such an energetic group help us with
this special project.
Each of the eight "Pony Express" states (California, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, and Missouri) will also be celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the Pony Express with events of their own, as well as, creating their own souvenirs. These events will be posted on this site as soon as dates have been set.
This page will be updated as new information becomes available.
