As part of its mission to promote education about the westward emigrant trails, OCTA invests a lot of its energy and resources to produce a wide-ranging set of quality publications. The Overland Journal is our scholarly, quarterly journal. News From the Plains is our quarterly association newsletter. Both the Overland Journal and News From the Plains are sent free to all members as a benefit of membership.
News from the Plains
News From the Plains is edited by Candy Moulton and sent to members of OCTA quarterly as a benefit of membership. The newsletter contains news about members and the organization, convention reports, legislative action, genealogy, trail preservation and special activities along with some pieces of research, shorter than those which appear in the Overland Journal on the emigrants and the trails.
News from the Plains
Attn:
Candy Moulton
P.O. Box 29
Encampment, WY 82325
(307) 327-5465 nfpocta@aol.com
Overland Journal
The Overland Journal is OCTA's quarterly journal of scholarly research into the emigrant experience and the trails. The journal is edited by Ariane Smith. The OJ is always interested in proposals for articles. Writer's guidelines are also available online. Inquiries regarding proposed articles should be sent directly to:
Overland Journal
Attn: Robert Clark, Editor
3334 W. Main St #506
Norman, OK 73072
(405) 625-7300 bob@clarkrarebooks.com
Overland Journal articles are abstracted and indexed in Historical Abstracts, America: History and Life and online in Uncover. The Overland Journal is sent to all members as a benefit of membership.
In the Latest Issue:
The Look of the Elephant, by Andy Hammond
Emigrants, Elko, and the Elephant, by Jan Petersen and Bob Evanhoe
The Tragic Decision of James Hudspeth: The Donner/Reed Party, Hastings Cutoff, and the Weber Canyon Route by Roy D. Tea
OCTA and the Preservation of Historic Trails, by David Welch
Reviews from the Trail
Letters to the Editor
Back issues available for purchase through the OCTA Bookstore.
