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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Image Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration … that preserves and interprets that world for those of us living today, Fellows considers Mildred Bennett to be a … my questions in advance, so you would have time to think about things. If you would prefer to respond to my questions …
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Finding Aids

… Douglass Cather   Document TX-50-1000-020 Boak Birth and Death Records     Document TX-50-1000-021 Receipt  James … Poems Burr McIntosh 1936     Book BK-207-023 Cather: Death Comes for the Archbishop Notes Cliff's Notes Incorporated 1965     Book …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… in Cather's fiction. The exhibit will explore topics that include Pawnee culture; the lives of Silas and Lyra … on the exhibit's credit panel. Sponsors' logos will be included with donations beginning at the $2,500 level. … X         $100 X           *The deadline to have your name included on the credit panel is 9/30/23. Supporters who make …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… Plains,  My Ántonia embodies the NEA’s "Where We Live" theme. The novel is set in Black Hawk, Nebraska, a town … While  My Ántonia takes place in the late 19th Century, its themes of enduring friendship and tenacity in the face of … the 70th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference My Ántonia -themed guided tours A special event at the recently restored …
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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 realized … The Mildred Bennett Collection, which contains four boxes of correspondence dating from the late 1940s to …
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Guided Three Building Downtown Tour

… Image Guided Three Building Downtown Tour Driving or Walking Tour This guided tour option … knowledge about Willa Cather's early life in the Nebraska town that inspired so much of her work. Please read more …
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Historic Sites

… Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, we have been at the forefront of of … restored exterior finishes, but will also offer accessible tours for those with mobility limitations. “When she went …
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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

… the rehabilitation of the Potter Block to establish  Hotel Garber  in downtown Red Cloud, collections conservation … Red Cloud region as home to the Pawnee tribe; the lives of Silas and Lyra Garber—in life and as portrayed as Captain and Mrs. …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal

… the art comes in. Every object, every paper, is a part of a web that interconnects and weaves together the lives of …
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