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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen Road … reviews: “This was a delightful combination of literature, history, and staying at the Cather Second Home in Red Cloud …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old World." —Willa Cather, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," … her first job as editor of The Home Monthly in Pittsburgh , Willa Cather wrote “The Origin of Thanksgiving” under the …
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The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program
… Passport will again feature 80 attractions on 10 themed tours. Travelers will have from May 1 through September 30 … or to get your Passport you can stop by The Willa Cather Foundation, (402) 746-2653. You can also go to the …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Park in Richmond, Virginia, and later joined the staff of Historic Hanover Tavern and taught at … believed motivated his father to remember the Willa Cather Foundation in his estate plan, Alex Kyle said, “My dad was … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein
… of Jennifer Jean Hein, whose thoughtful bequest will help support the continued preservation and interpretation of the … of members, Jennifer had quickly emerged as an enthusiastic supporter of preservation and education initiatives. Her … Legacy Society, or if you have named the Willa Cather Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… (HN) provides major funding for this program. HN receives support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, the … Red Cloud Opera House Gallery is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome visitors of all ages to explore the sights and sounds of the railway! When the railroad opened in Red Cloud in 1878, the fortunes of the town were forever …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours
… and Motorcoach Tours Discover the World of Willa Cather on the American Prairie Embark on a literary oasis and introduce your group … tours Hike, picnic, star-gaze dark skies, or watch the sunrise and sunset at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… every day is Ask-An-Archivist Day. Below, our archivist, Tracy Sanford Tucker, answers the questions she gets most often. How do …
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Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House
… Image Lodging at the Cather Second Home Guest House " I am not exaggerating, … cities in Europe where I used to love to go. " —Willa Cather, in a letter to childhood friend, Carrie Miner … rug evoke what Alexandra Bergson may have had in her own prairie farmhouse. Cozy and low-ceiled, as Willa Cather …
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