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Staff

Staff The Willa Cather Foundation's programs and activities are implemented by a professional team of full- and part-time staff members. Please browse the profiles below to learn more about our staff. Ashley Olson Executive Director Email Tracy Sanford …
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Welcome to the home of Willa Cather

… Welcome to the home of Willa Cather Willa Cather Willa Cather is one of the …
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National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions

… (70 miles north of Red Cloud) The airport offers Budget and Thrifty car rental services. Take South Highway 281 … northeast of Red Cloud) The Lincoln airport offers Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Alamo, and Enterprise rental car … to K 181 North, and continue north into Red Cloud. Get Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a …
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Reading Willa Cather — Building Community

… Exhibit Banner Image Traveling Exhibit Banner Reading Willa Cather — Building Community Bring programs to your town For … My Ántonia and Death Comes for the Archbishop are stories about the West that illuminate American history at distinct …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when getting their affairs in order prior to a trip to Egypt in … roots are deep in the town of Red Cloud, Jay has been involved with the Willa Cather Foundation for as long as he … or a pure historic preservation society, you wouldn’t get so many different people from so many different realms …
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Discover

… of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author. For Readers For Readers For Writers For … Involved Support Our Work The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated to celebrating the work, life, and legacy of this great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… advancing Willa Cather's legacy locally and beyond through education, preservation, and the arts. Our Vision: People … family, as well as other period pieces; Allocation of scholarships  to high school students and graduate students … great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, educational outreach, arts and humanities programs, and …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains

… accomplished peopleand very proud of what we produced." Tracy Sanford Tucker joined the staff of the National Willa Cather Center … in English and Great Plains Studies. A certified archivist, Tucker oversees the management of the National Willa Cather …
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Artist Karen Thurlow on Place and Memory

… but ,as a child, I was not aware of the hardships.  We always ate well thanks to big gardens, canning, and homegrown … do art when I grew up. I was able to take some lessons from private teachers and workshops. I studied art books and did … In the 1990s, I did a lot of mural work in businesses and private homes. This gave me the opportunity to paint BIG. I …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… knowledge of the prairie and our conservation of it,” said Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation. “Our ongoing …
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