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59th Annual Neihardt Day: spend the afternoon in Poet’s Town!

  • The John G. Neihardt State Historic Site 306 W. Elm St. Bancroft, NE 68004 USA (map)

Spend an afternoon in Poet’s Town!

Food and vendors 12-1; Program begins at 1 p.m.

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets and join us on the beautiful grounds of the Neihardt Center to celebrate Nebraska’s Poet Laureate! Learn more about the Hugh Glass Monument to Courage that now resides at the Neihardt Center, with unique perspectives offered by Neihardt’s Granddaughter Alexis Petri, and History Nebraska Archeologist Jennifer Banks. Nebraska State Poet Matt Mason will be the Master of Ceremonies and share his poems.

Featured speakers include:

  • Matt Mason, Master of Ceremonies and Nebraska State Poet

  • Alexis Petri, John Neihardt’s great-granddaughter, “A Prequel to the Song of Hugh Glass”

  • Jennifer Banks, History Nebraska archeologist, “Digging Deep: How the materials left behind tell us about the past”

This event is free and open to the public.

Funded in part by the Cuming County Visitor’s Bureau

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