By TYLER ELLYSON UNK Communications KEARNEY – Kelly Kathleen Ferguson quit her job, bought a prairie dress and visited every “Little House” from the popular Laura Ingalls Wilder series. Then she wrote her own book about the journey – “My Life as Laura: How I Searched for Laura Ingalls Wilder and Found Myself.” Ferguson, an assistant English professor at Southern Utah University, will talk about the experience and read from her work 7 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Museum of Nebraska Art, … [Read more...]
Laura Ingalls Wilder author hosted by UNK Oct. 6
Award-winning author Pamela Smith Hill is making three speaking presentations in Kearney, where she will discuss creative writing and her book “Laura Ingalls Wilder: A Writer’s Life.” Hill will speak Oct. 6 at the following times and locations: • 10 a.m. – Merryman Performing Arts Center • 4 p.m. – UNK Copeland Hall, Room 142 • 7 p.m. – Kearney Public Library Copies of Hill’s books are available for purchase and will be signed by Hill at the Kearney library … [Read more...]
