Tags: Oregon Trail
Oregon and California National Historic Trails 2021 Highlights
The Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) provided the following highlights for the Oregon and California NHTs during the 2021 calendar year: Education, Interpretation and Cultural Expression OCTA partnered with the Amargosa Conservancy to win a California Humanities Council grant and the end result is a 25-minute…
2019 Oregon and California National Historic Trails Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Technology — OCTA launched a new website (gateway-octa.org), which contains over 200 original trail diaries from those who jumped off from St. Joseph, MO, plus over 200 Pony Express documents and an interactive map that details the trail-related businesses found…
Oregon and California NHTs: 2018 Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Developed a new website and brochure program. The website makes it easier for volunteers to report their hours, mileage, and unreimbursed expenses, and also incorporates interactive trail maps of the Cherokee Trail in Colorado and the Southern Routes. The 68,000…
More Trail Projects in Missouri
NATIONAL FRONTIER TRAILS MUSEUM In 2017, the State of Missouri transferred its ownership of the National Frontier Trails Museum (NFTM) to the City of Independence, which has enabled NFTM to dust off its future building plans and have a fresh updated look. According to the…
3-Trails Transit Center: Dedication retraces history of trailside travelers
by Kate Dujakovich, Intern with Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Adapted from www.ridekc.org/blog/ with more info by Ross Marshall, Past President of OCTA, SFTA On May 31, 2018, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) joined with 3 Trails West, Inc. and the National Park…
Oregon and California NHTs 2017 Highlights
Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) OUTREACH Events — OCTA co-sponsored a symposium in Vancouver, WA with the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation; celebrated its 35th annual convention in Council Bluffs, IA (its first-ever convention in Iowa). Solar Challenge — OCTA partnered with the NPS offices…
Lawrence Loop 5K series highlights Oregon Trail
By Sandra Wiechert, National Secretary of Oregon-California Trails Association Adapted from an article that appeared in the October 2017 Trails Head Traces newsletter The Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA) Trails Head chapter recently held an Oregon Trail event in Lawrence, Kansas, kind of accidentally but with…