PAST: The Postal Museum Hosts Talk about The Pony Express, SAT, April 10th 12:00pm - 1:00pm, Free

The Pony Express Diamond Jubilee: Revisiting the Excitement of the 1935 Re-ride
Saturday, April 10th
12:00pm – 1:00pm
Free

From the Postal Museum Site "During the Great Depression, the celebration of the 75th anniversary of the Pony Express captivated public attention. Boy Scouts carried mail along the trail route and presented it to President Roosevelt, who said “This is something fine to add to my stamp collection.” This lecture includes photographs and film clips from the Howard R. Driggs Archive at Southern Utah University that capture the excitement of the historic rerun. Driggs, a historian, was president of the Oregon Trail Memorial Association, which sponsored the Diamond Jubilee. Today's speaker Camille Bradford, an attorney in Denver, Colorado, is the stepdaughter of Howard R. Driggs and founder of the Howard R. Driggs Memorial Foundation. After the talk, explore the Pony Express: Romance vs. Reality exhibition!"

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Postal Museum
Discovery Center
2 Mass Ave, NE (info page, map)
Metro: Union Station