{"id":15287,"date":"2026-07-15T14:12:26","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/?p=15287"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:13:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T14:13:37","slug":"studebaker-in-st-joseph-missouri","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/studebakermuseum.org\/studebaker-in-st-joseph-missouri\/","title":{"rendered":"Studebaker in St. Joseph, Missouri"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Presented by Travis Boley from the Oregon-California Trails Assoc. and former Exec. Director of the Pony Express National Museum<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 1:30pm in the Wiekamp Auditorium<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>$2 admission \/ FREE to Studebaker National Museum members &amp; Campus members, refreshments to follow<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the California Gold Rush, five brothers\u2014Henry, Clement, John Mohler, Peter Everst, and Jacob Franklin Studebaker\u2014traveled west and built wealth, first as blacksmiths, and then by building wheelbarrows and wagons. In 1868, they formally united their enterprises as the Studebaker Brothers Manufacturing Company. Although their manufacturing operations were in South Bend, their primary market lay along the famous westering trails that originated in the Missouri River Valley and headed to points west \u2014 primarily California, Oregon, Utah, and Santa Fe. This brought them to St. Joseph, Missouri, one of America\u2019s greatest \u201cJumping Off\u201d towns and the self-proclaimed \u201cKing of the Trails.\u201d The Studebaker family would quickly become one of America\u2019s most successful wagon-making dynasties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 1865, the brothers sent Peter Everst Studebaker to St. Joseph to open the company\u2019s first dealership there. Following the incorporation of the business, the Studebaker Brothers established a \u201cmanufactory and repository\u201d at Fourth and James (now 4th and Patee). The company quickly earned a reputation for quality, regularly exhibiting its vehicles at the Buchanan County Fair in St. Joseph and the Missouri State Fair, which was then held in St. Louis. Studebaker wagons and carriages regularly won top awards, including for best two-horse carriage, best single-top buggy, and best sleigh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us as Travis Boley, who has ran the Oregon-California Trails Association from their headquarters building in Independence, Missouri, over the past 23 years and was formerly the Executive Director of the Pony Express National Museum in St. Joseph, tells us about the Studebaker operations in 19<sup>th<\/sup>&nbsp;century Missouri and their impact on the California gold rush, Oregon emigration, and Santa Fe Trail trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>ABOUT SPEAKER SERIES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studebakermuseum.org\/archives-and-education\/speaker-series\/\">Studebaker Museum Speaker Series<\/a>, presented by the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.studebakermuseum.org\/support\/endowment\/\">Campisi Family Education Fund<\/a>, is held in the Wiekamp Auditorium. Regular Speaker Series admission is $2. Regular admission fees apply to tour the Studebaker National Museum and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.historymuseumsb.org\/\">The History Museum<\/a>. Studebaker National Museum and Campus members are admitted free!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; # &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;#<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented by Travis Boley from the Oregon-California Trails Assoc. and former Exec. 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