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Jeff Barnes

A freelance writer and fifth-generation Nebraskan, Jeff Barnes is a former newspaper reporter and editor, past chairman of the Nebraska Hall of Fame Commission, former marketing director for the Durham Western Heritage Museum and present board member of the Douglas County Historical Society. He traveled more than 13,000 miles in researching and photographing Forts of the Northern Plains, his first book.

Barnes is with the speakers bureau of the Nebraska Humanities Council, and has presented at the Fort Robinson History Conference, the Mountain-Plains Museum Association annual conference, and several National Park Service sites. He presents frequently to museums, historical societies, libraries and other groups on the forts of the northern plains.

Author's Upcoming Events

21 September 2010 7-8pm 51ix8fstrrl

Jeff Barnes
on tour for Forts Of The Northern Plains: Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indians Wars

The Forts of Nebraska

@ Clark Jeary Retirement Community
8401 S 33rd St, Lincoln, NE 68516, USA

2 October 2010 10-11am 51ix8fstrrl

Jeff Barnes
on tour for Forts Of The Northern Plains: Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indians Wars

The Forts of Nebraska

@ Valentine Public Library
324 N Main St, Valentine, NE 69201, USA

2 October 2010 time TBD 51ix8fstrrl

Jeff Barnes
on tour for Forts Of The Northern Plains: Guide to Historic Military Posts of the Plains Indians Wars

Book signing

@ Plains Trading Co.
269 N. Main St., Valentine, NE 69201

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