The year 2022 has been a rough one–Nebraska has suffered the loss of some of its greatest storytellers. Early this year I blogged about the passing of Dick Turpin and Larry Porter. Now, unfortunately, the dean of Nebraska storytelling, Roger Welsch, passed a week ago. I have no personal stories about Roger to share with you. Back in my college days at the University of Nebraska I tried several times to enroll in his folklore class. I never did because …
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I was out wandering in the woods this week. Recalled an incident that happened while my daughter and I were wandering in the woods last spring. We do a lot of wandering in the woods in the spring. While we were hiking along a creek bottom, I noticed my daughter, Emily, had become quite interested in a particular dead tree. I circled back to see what the fascination was. No, it was not a snake, was not a pile of …
Read More »Explore 150 years of Nebraska storytelling Aug. 6-8 at Ponca SP
LINCOLN, Neb. – Registration opens June 5 for the sesquicentennial event “150 years of Nebraska Storytelling: a Conference Celebrating Nebraska History through Literature,” which will be held at Ponca State Park on Aug. 6-8. This event invites participants to explore Nebraska history and the art of storytelling through a series of educational experiences, including author presentations, writer’s workshops, American Indian perspectives and more. It will include more than 15 authors from a variety of genres with a deep connection to …
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