David Jackson: “Direct Your Letters to San Jose.” In the spring, pioneers would “jump off” from Independence, Missouri to all points west. David will talk about the motivations, the journey, and how letters and diaries are preserved here. He will draw from his book Direct Your Letters to San Jose: The California Gold Rush Letters and Diary of James and David Lee Campbell.

Free.

Location National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 W. Pacific Avenue, Independence, MO