Newsletters
CTHA has been publishing informative, interesting and educational newsletters since 2014. The most recent editions are here for your convenience. Older editions can be obtained upon request. Newer editions are [...]
Western Emigrant Trail Collection
The Western Emigrant Trail Collection (WETC) is located at Great Basin College. The collection contains many books and research materials related to the Emigrant Trails and the region. The WETC [...]
MET Mapping in Ruby Valley
The FWS is reviewing the draft MET Mapping report from the 2018 field season. Plans are in development for the 2019 field work.
Elko Hot Hole
The Elko “Hot Hole” is a camp site mentioned in many of the emigrant journals and diaries. CTHA, through a matching grant from Travel Nevada has completed fencing the site [...]
Educational Trunks
In a collaborative effort with the Oregon-California Trails Association (OCTA), funded by a Union Pacific Foundation grant, five educational trunks have been created for teachers around Northern Nevada to use [...]
Mapping the Hasting Cutoff
The Hastings Cutoff crosses almost 90 miles of northeastern Nevada. Entering Nevada near Wendover, it roughly parallels Interstate 80 until it rejoins the California Trail west of Elko NV. While [...]
Bicycle Path from Elko to the California Trail Interpretive Center
CTHA is working with the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) on a long-term project to develop a bicycle path between Elko and the California Trail Interpretive Center along the route [...]
Translation
CITC guides are available in Spanish and stories are available in Mandarin. With an awareness that just under 30% of the local population and many of the visitors are Hispanic, CTHA [...]
The Western Emigrant Trail Collection
For some years, books, diaries, professional journals, and other information about the California Trail, Hastings Cutoff and related topics have been donated to or purchased for the California Trail Interpretive [...]
