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Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World

… plat books in the WCPM Collection Annotations from the Archives: A Map of the World Revisiting Webster County's … Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, and the National Archives, Archives.gov. We made use of all of these resources as we …
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Annotations from the Archives: The World of Willa Cather

… access through our online form or by emailing archivist Tracy Sanford Tucker at ttucker@willacather.org.   Image The World of …
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Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View

… Emanuel Widen, 1886-1963), circa 1925. Annotations from the Archives: New Year, New View January 7, 2026 After the … in the neighborhood of Red Cloud, you can always book an archives tour or make an appointment for research by …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… December 10, 2025 In Webster County during Willa Cather’s childhood, Christmas traditions differed from our modern … of the county’s citizens. While Cather was a child, many holiday celebrations were community-focused. The county’s … along with ideas for decorating them with bells, Christmas cards, toys, and fruit.) In Red Cloud and Guide Rock, clubs …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… and students examine primary sources Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources September 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, … Cather’s inspirations from her girlhood.   Often, however, archives are presented in popular culture as sequestered …
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Annotations from the Archives: Cather in Santa Fe

… Enemy  and at the same time, finishing the writing of  Death Comes for the Archbishop ; the novel was slated for serial publication in  …
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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers

… Image Bicycle Races Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Photographers March 6, 2025 Think …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… State Office of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 Use it up, Wear it out, …
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