Master Nebraska storyteller to perform at Kimball Public Library

“The Life and Legacy of Annie Oakley” comes to the Kimball Public Library tonight, Thursday, Aug. 18 at 6 p.m., when Charlotte Endorf will bring the story of Annie Oakley, one of America’s Wild West legends, to life.

Oakley, born Phoebe Ann Moses, began providing for her mother, step-father and siblings at the age of 15, using her dad’s old Kentucky rifle to hunt small game, according to her biography.

She has been described by most as an excellent markswoman and has been called the “greatest woman rifle shot.” Regardless of what she is called, Oakley was a woman in a category all her own.

She starred in the Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show, and helped give credit to woman and their abilities in the 19th Century.

“Aim at a high mark and you will hit it. No, not the first time, nor the second and maybe not the third. But keep on aiming and keep on shooting for only practice will make you perfect. Finally, you’ll hit the Bull’s Eye of Success,” she was credited with saying.

Endorf, one of five select high-use speakers of Humanities Nebraska, and author of Always on Target, is sure to entertain and inform those in attendance, as Oakley’s life was not always smooth sailing.

She will regale her audience, dressed in period garb, with Oakley’s successes and struggles, fame and fortune.