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Title
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Oregon Trail Memorial Association
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Description
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Framed (11.5 in. x 15.5 in.) award certificate which reads: "In Recognition of Distinguished Help and Service to the Cause of Preserving Our Western Trails and the Traditions of Our American Pioneers, Kansas City Public Library, is Awarded Life Membership in the Oregon Trail Memorial Association and Its Successor American Pioneer Trails Association." The document is signed by Henry G. Hillier, Secretary, and Howard R. Driggs, President. Includes a color tinted map showing the various trails west. Lower part shows a wagon train image. Includes the organization's seal and two medallion images, one representing the Pony Express and one the Oregon Trail. Presented in 1960 according to letter attached to the back.
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Date
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1960
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Object Type
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Archival Material
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Title
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The American Pioneer Trails Association
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Description
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Article is subtitled: "The 1941 First Convention/Caravan, Marysville, Kansas, to Denver". Article traces the early history of two organizations dealing with the Oregon Trail as well as other western trails. It starts with the Oregon Trail Memorial Association (OTMA), founded in December 1925. The American Pioneer Trails Association (APTA) became a reality in 1941. The convention that year began in Marysville, Kansas, going from there by caravan to Denver, Colorado. Article details this convention experience.
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Date
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2004
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
