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Nebraska trick roper headlined Pioneer Day in Hays
Joan Wells a Nebraska native now living in Lincoln, known as a world champion trick roper, performed about 45 minutes at the Ellis County Historical Society Museum as part of Pioneer Day. The 68 year old entertainer, who has appeared in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, demonstrated rope tricks for an audience of students and the public, inviting youths to participate. Wells recalled starting at age four with her cousin and noted her seasonal schedule of about two performances weekly, mainly in summer. She was inducted in 1989 into the National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth.
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Joan Wells
Colorado
Wells
Nebraska
Lincoln
Ellis County Historical Society Museum
The
Historical Society
Jill Davis-Haussler
Davis-Haussler
Ellis
New York City
Jim Rogers
Will Rogers
Rogers
Museum Yard
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National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame
Fort Worth
Texas