The Oregon-California Trails Association and the Nebraska Chapter of OCTA present the “We Do Old In A New Way” convention in Gering. The convention will focus on the Oregon, California, Mormon Pioneer, and Pony Express National Historic Trails across Nebraska’s panhandle and eastern Wyoming (including the corridor’s usage by American Indians for thousands of years prior to usage by emigrants).

The movie night at the Midwest Theater on Wednesday, July 26, is free and open to the public.

Making its Nebraska debut will be the documentary “On the California Trail: Preserving Gravelly Ford,” a movie about trail preservation in Nevada. Also making Nebraska debuts are a number of short educational films produced by the Western Writers of America. These include:

“The Trial of Standing Bear” – 8 mins
“Louise Clappe” – 8 mins
“William Bent” – 11 mins
“Jim Bridger (and Rendezvous)” – 9 mins
“Nat Love – African American Cowboy and Cattle Trails” – 10 mins

For information about the full convention, visit the convention website.