Wagon Tracks has been published since 1986. It is mailed only to members of the Association and select libraries and schools.

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One of the benefits of membership in the Santa Fe Trail Association is the subscription to our quarterly journal, Wagon Tracks. Edited by noted Santa Fe Trail author Dr. Leo Oliva, Wagon Tracks features a combination of scholarly articles, letters and diary excerpts from historic trail travelers, book reviews, and a wide variety of articles pertaining to today’s Santa Fe Trail, such as SFTA chapter news and other Trail-related activities.

Featured below are links to a sampling of articles that have appeared in past issues of Wagon Tracks, which we invite you to read and enjoy. We think once you do, you’ll see why our journal is recognized as the most authoritative in its field, with wide appeal to both the scholar and the general reader alike.

• "THE NEW MEXICO FANDANGO" by Emily E. Kieta (May, 2005; Vol. 19, Issue no. 3)
• "THE DIARY OF PEDRO IGNACIO GALLEGO" - Part One
• "THE DIARY OF PEDRO IGNACIO GALLEGO" - Part Two
  WHEREIN 400 SOLDIERS FOLLOWING THE TRAIL OF COMANCHES MET WILLIAM BECKNELL ON HIS FIRST TRIP TO SANTA FE by Michael L. Olsen and Harry C. Myers (VOLUME 7 NOVEMBER 1992 NUMBER 1)
• "MALCOLM CONN: MERCHANT ON THE TRAIL" by Mark L. Gardner (Vol. I, No. 2, February 1987)
• "HIRAM YOUNG: BLACK ENTREPRENEUR ON THE SANTA FE TRAIL" by William P. O’Brien (VOLUME 4 NOVEMBER 1989 NUMBER 1)