Oregon-California Trails Association
The mission of the Oregon-California Trails Association is to protect the Historic Emigrant Trails legacy by promoting research, education, preservation activities and public awareness of the trails, and to work with others to promote these causes.
We are a non-profit, 501 (C) (3) association founded in 1982 with headquarters in historic Independence, MO and eleven chapters nationwide. For more information www.octa-trails.org.
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Oregon-California Trails Association
We are only a couple months a from our spring symposium, April 17-19 in Kansas City.
Register here: octa-trails.org/octa-events/2026-trails-to-rails-s…
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Join us in Kansas City this April 17th-19th for our annual spring symposium.
Register here: octa-trails.org/octa-events/2026-trails-to-rails-symposium/
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Happy Holidays, everyone! Thank you for all the support over the years. Keep an eye out in the upcoming months as we release new shows and episodes, with new and familiar faces.
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Hey everyone, thanks for your support the last few weeks. We have been out on the road filming new content along the southern trails. Stay tuned for new & upcoming releases.
3 months ago | [YT] | 13
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Join us September 7-12, 2025 in Pueblo, Colorado for our 42nd annual convention.
For more information and registration:
octa-trails.org/octa.../2025-octa-pueblo-conventio…
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Which trail segments would you like to see covered more in-depth on the channel?
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Oregon-California Trails Association
This upcoming Saturday, features guest speaker Prof. Greg Jackson from the podcast History That Doesn't Suck.
Recorded at OCTA's Spring Symposium in Salt Lake City last April.
8 months ago | [YT] | 7
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Due to inclement weather & sickness in the Midwest, this weeks video is postponed. Comment below on what aspects of trail history are you interested in us covering for future videos.
Join us next week as we return to our regular scheduled programming.
11 months ago | [YT] | 13
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Hello everyone! Join us next week as historians react to the Netflix series "American Primeval"
1 year ago | [YT] | 8
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Oregon-California Trails Association
Of those who took the western trails in the nineteenth century, approximately what percentage of people survived the journey?
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