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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