3 Santa Fe Trail programs planned

The first of three free programs about Santa Fe Trail is scheduled for 7 p.m. Thursday at Goessel city building.

Dave Kendall’s “The Road to Santa Fe” video will be shown. The video commemorates the first trading mission to Santa Fe in 1821.

Eric Anderson will present “A History of American Indian Boarding Schools” on Aug. 18.

Marla Matkin will present “Women of the Santa Fe Trail” on Oct. 20. The program will include in-depth biographies of famous women who traveled the trail.

Cottonwood Crossing Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association is sponsoring the events in the remembrance of the great national road of commerce, used from 1821 to 1872.