Exploring ‘emotional truth’ _ News, Sports, Jobs -_260228_113916 (1) Follow this link to the article Amy Zents wrote about my author talk at Turner Hall about A Place Called Home and my new book, More Than a Servant: Sigrid’s Story. It got front page placement in the New Ulm Journal.
Continue reading: New Ulm Journal article following my author talk at Turner HallAuthor: nancynoyessilcoxbooks
Get a jump on holiday fun at Northfield, MN Winter Walk on Thursday, December 11th from 4:30-9. Come for the horse-drawn wagon rides, a visit with Santa, Bridge Square lights, music, and , and of course, SHOPPING. I’ll be selling my books in the cozy Armory with a lot of…
Continue reading: Northfield, MN Winter WalkAugust 4, 2025, I’ll be talking about Samuel Wilbert Tucker and America’s first civil rights sit-in from 5:30-7:00 pm. Samuel Wilbert Tucker and the 1939 Alexandria Library Sit-in will be available for sale and signing.
Continue reading: Northfield History Center InvitationNancy Noyes Silcox has been selected to participate in the Minnesota Author Tour sponsored by the Southeastern Libraries Cooperating (SELCO). Public libraries in southeastern Minnesota invite vetted Minnesota authors to speak about their work. Visit the Minnesota Author Tour website for details to schedule an author visit. https://legacy.selco.info/minnesota-author-tour
Continue reading: SELCO’s Minnesota Author Tour 2025Hope to see you at the Rosemont Writers Festival and Book Fair on Saturday, March 15th. I’ll be there with A Place Called Home: The Story of German Immigrants from Cincinnati, Ohio to New Ulm Minnesota 1856-1862 and Samuel Wilbert Tucker: The Story of a Civil Rights Trailblazer and the…
Continue reading: Rosemont Writers Festival and Book FairThe 2023 revision of the Virginia Studies Curriculum added Samuel Wilbert Tucker to the Virginia Studies curriculum that all 4th graders study. Tucker, a young Alexandria lawyer, organized the 1939 sit-in at the Alexandria Library to challenge their segregation-era policy of only allowing white people to use the public library….
Continue reading: Samuel Wilbert Tucker added to Virginia History CurriculumBeth Cornish’s article in the Henderson Independent News (Sept 20, 2024) praised Nancy’s author talk at the Henderson Public Library. https://www.hendersonindependentnews.com/arts_and_entertainment/nancy-noyes-silcox-presents-a-place-called-home/article_664b1e5c-7635-11ef-b4b0-3b2da661efca.html
Continue reading: Henderson, MN Library Author Talk PraisedHook Students on Minnesota History will feature Nancy Noyes Silcox’s new book A Place Called Home about German Immigrants from Cincinnati who seek security, opportunity and freedom in New Ulm, a new settlement on the Minnesota frontier. MEA 2024 is Oct. 17th at Saint Paul RiverCentre, 175 West Kellogg Boulevard,…
Continue reading: Minnesota Education Association Conference Oct 17th