It was during their 17 years with the traveling show that Annie Oakley and her husband came to Pittsfield in 1895 for a show ...

Writing about an historical figure is easier than a fictional one because the story doesn’t need to be invented, however legend can easily obscure truth. So Northfield playwright Jeanne Beckwith found ...

Both lucky and extremely talented, Annie Oakley used her astonishing marksmanship to escape a poor childhood in Ohio and become the first female superstar in what had been a male-dominated profession.

Oakley at the Mineola Fairgrounds, 1922. The Herricks Players proudly announce their upcoming production of the beloved musical Annie Get Your Gun, set to captivate audiences starting May 10, 2024.

To start with a brief history lesson, Oakley was a sharpshooter who defied societal norms for her time. She was born Phoebe Ann Moses in Ohio in 1860 and soon learned how to hunt to help provide. As a ...

GREENVILLE, Ohio - Annie Oakley proved a woman could shoot as good as a man, even better, in a time when women's rights were a far-fetched concept. In 2002, the Plain Dealer spoke with then ...

She was a product of small town America, and Annie Oakley had never been to Europe before she traveled across the Atlantic with Buffalo Bill Cody's troupe in 1887. But it was her time abroad that ...

How fast are you on the draw? Well, one local festival might help you determine where your shooting skills rank among your peers. The Annie Oakley Festival, taking place from July 23-25 at the Darke ...

Jul. 19—How fast are you on the draw? Well, one local festival might help you determine where your shooting skills rank among your peers. The Annie Oakley Festival, taking place from July 23-25 at the ...