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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration with the National Willa Cather Center, author Will Fellows is working to bring forth … County, Nebraska.” * With a longstanding interest in the world of Willa Cather and in the organization that preserves …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Offered to Communities and Organizations September 4, 2024 Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles … understand shaped the world we are living in. Because of Willa Cather’s intensity of observation, My Ántonia remains … Blind d’Arnault. It utilizes archival imagery and artist biography to inspire patrons to grapple with larger …
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Finding Aids

… conference notes   WCPM Ashtray     Playing Cards     Keys     NSHS Documents Correspondence   1987 board …
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Annotations from the Archives: October is American Archives Month

… and by mailed questionnaire. Beginning her research into Willa Cather's life soon after Cather's death, Bennett … her work, and the one-page surveys completed by the Pavelka children —who became the Cuzak children in the … collection, provided the backbone of Bennett's The World of Willa Cather (1951) , which painted a vivid portrait of the …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option includes the restored Willa Cather Childhood Home, the Farmers and Merchants Bank, … from site to site. Tours last approximately 60 minutes. Book This Tour Adults: $20.00 Seniors: $16.00 Students: (K - …
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Historic Sites

… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the … nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author. Willa Cather … hardware store for decades. “When I go about among little Nebraska towns . . . the thing I miss most is the opera …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A …
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Volunteer

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a small group of dedicated volunteers … of the ways you can become involved:  Red Cloud Opera House Volunteers Do you enjoy arts programming? Join our … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
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Our Campaign for the Future

… Image Mrs. Laura Bush, Honorary National Chair Our Campaign for the Future … stay longer to enjoy the museum and all that Cather loved about Webster County. Fundraising has reached 87% of the … efforts led by the National Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. Design, fabrication, and installation of …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… the end result is a logbook of objects and their condition, location, and statistics. But those data points only tell a …
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