Annual Neihardt Day
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First Sunday - Celebration of the life and work of Nebraska's Poet Laureate and the history of the Great Plains. Outdoor entertainment, art exhibits, music and more. Noon-4pm.
Annual Neihardt Day
Phone : 402-648-3388 (Always call and confirm events.)
Email Address : neihardt@gpcom.net
Web: www.neihardt.com
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John G. Neihardt - Poet Laureate - 1881-1973
Author, lecturer, and award-winning poet, John Gneisenau Neihardt, arrived in Nebraska in 1892 at the age of eleven. Settling in Bancroft from 1900 to 1920
Bancroft, NE Famous PeopleThe Sacred Hoop Garden
The Sacred Hoop Prayer Garden is a living symbol of the Hoop of the World from the vision of the Oglala Lakota Holy Man Black Elk, found in John G. Neihardt's, Black Elk Speaks. The Prayer Garden was designed by Neihardt. The symbolism is explained on signs along the quiet garden paths. Bancroft, NE Indian Heritage
The Neihardt Center
The Neihardt Center has been constructed for the study and preservation of the works of John G. Neihardt. The memorial room repeats the symbolism of the Hoop of the World and chronicles Neihardt's life, works and the times in which he lived. See the study where Neihardt began his epic poem
Bancroft, NE ArtsDr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte
Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte was born in 1865 to the last recognized chief of the Omaha tribe. Her father, Iron Eyes, encouraged his children to learn the ways of the majority white culture. Upon graduation from the Philadelphia Women's Medical College in 1889
Bancroft, NE Indian HeritageCuming County Historical Society
Rootsweb:::::::::::::: Cuming County was formed by a territorial act approved March 16, 1855. Boundaries were redefined February 12, 1857 and again January 10, 1862. The county was named in honor of Thomas B. Cuming, acting governor of Nebraska Territory from 1854 to 1855 and and from 1857 to 1858
Bancroft, NE Museums