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The Wild West is comin to Town!! Annie Oakley will be aridin into town to livin things up and share a fascinating part of American history. We’ll be a whoopin and a hollerin here at the Library.

Not only will you witness the most famous woman sharpshooter but a few historic figures who crossed her path, including Buffalo Bill Cody, Chief Sitting Bull and famous newspaper publisher William Randolph Hearst might just be makin their appearance too.

Annie Oakley is the subject of a living presentation by Cheryl Heser of Forsyth. After teaching English, Spanish, Journalism and Library at Rosebud, Cheryl was the Director of Rosebud County Library in Forsyth for 17 years. She won a Media Award from the Montana Library Association for a radio program called Library Connections and was the 2014 Librarian of the Year.

Cheryl is the author of Walking at the Speed of Light: Reflections for Following Jesus in Grief and Joy, a book written to help people deal with grief. For three years in the mid 2000’s, Cheryl performed living history throughout the state of Montana as Dolly Madison and now has been sharing Annie Oakley with school and community groups.

After conductin thorough research, Cheryl enacts a presentation for students in schools and Summer Reading Programs as well as adults with an interest in authentic American history. All ages from 10 on up across Montana have been responding to this program, which includes Annie Oakley’s inspiring views on strong women and the development of skills and expertise.

The public is invited to the half hour performance at the Wedsworth Public Library on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 6 p.m.

Annie Oakley was a legend thru history and never failed to delight her audiences. Her feats of marksmanship were truly incredible. At 30 paces she could split a playing card held edge-on, she hit dimes tossed into the air, she shot cigarettes from her husband's lips, and, a playing card being thrown into the air, she riddled it before it touched the ground.

So stop by the Library on Wednesday, June 21, 2023, at 6 p.m. to see if Cheryl is going to repeat some of Annie’s feats of marksmanship. Join us here at the library for a little bit of a western hoedown.