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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center
… to offer. Founded in 1955, The Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization dedicated … of historically significant sites dedicated to a single American author. The Willa Cather Foundation also owns and … Cather, in addition to a broad selection of titles on the Great Plains and its history, and related topics. Browse our …
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Support the Willa Cather Birthplace Fund
… Image Willa Cather's birthplace, a rural farmhouse in the Shenandoah … Birthplace Fund Funds needed for preservation efforts As American author Willa Cather’s 150th was celebrated in 2023, … who, toward the end of her life, struggled to write the story of her home state. Sapphira and the Slave Girl …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway
… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway Set to Reopen in December of 2023 … is a national treasure, one of only twenty-two National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska and the site most closely associated with the life and literature of …
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Laura Bush Announces the Willa Cather Campaign for the Future
… endowment for the nonprofit organization devoted to the great American author. The public phase of the campaign is being … railroad depot, and the landscape. It’s one of my favorite places in all of America.” The Campaign for the Future has …
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Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center
… Image Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center March 18, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has … sharing their passion on social media. We hope they will donate as well as spread the word." Gallagher added that the …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage
… Image National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage … Built just three years after Willa Cather and her family moved to the area, the “Moon Block” would become a … Willa Cather Foundation through an expanded bookstore, art gallery, and backstage facilities for the adjacent Red Cloud …
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National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage
… Image National Willa Cather Center Meets Challenges, Enters Final Campaign Stage … Built just three years after Willa Cather and her family moved to the area, the "Moon Block" would become a … Willa Cather Foundation through an expanded bookstore, art gallery, and backstage facilities for the adjacent Red Cloud …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper
… Writing to her brother Roscoe from Maine in 1945, Cather mused: "I have a funny little room in the attic here, with a sloping ceiling, like my 'rose bower' in our old first house. Do you remember? I can always work best in a low room … support our ongoing wallpaper conservation efforts, please contact development coordinator Ashley Olson at …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, 2021 … enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in …
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Scott Kirby's Main Street Souvenirs
… Institute.” His appearances include a segment on CBS News Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood and the Smithsonian …
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