4th Grade Trip to the Pony Express Museum

We started in the Pony School which is a one room schoolhouse. We had a schoolmarm who taught the class as if it was 1860.  We learned that there were some similarities between schools now and schools in 1860, but there were many differences. Boys and girls sat in different sections and walked in different lines. Students raised their hands to speak, but also had to stand up when they spoke. It was fun to step back in time!  Then we had a guided tour of the Pony Express Museum.  We learned about why the Pony Express was started and all of the challenges they faced to set it up. The riders faced many challenges but worked hard to deliver the mail. They have a special Buffalo Bill collection at the museum so we also learned about him and his Wild West Show.