Speaker Jeff Barnes will present a program, “Bad Man In a Better Place: Jesse James in Nebraska” on Saturday, July 2 at 7 p.m. CST at Lewis & Clark SRA, Crofton, NE – Weigand Picnic Shelter.

The notorious Jesse James typically isn’t thought of in connection with Nebraska… but he was here. Nebraska was where the outlaw could find family and friends. It was where he could plan robberies, make a recovery or an escape, and even sit for his most famous photograph. He wanted to buy a farm here and some even say he started a family here! Author Jeff Barnes shares what’s known of the truth, the fiction, and the legend of Jesse James in Nebraska.

This presentation is made possible by Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment, and Nebraska Game and Parks as part of the HN Speakers Bureau.

A valid Park Vehicle Entry Permit is required and can be purchased at the Park.