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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… each of our historic sites , had a tour of our Special Collections & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. … offers one the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud
… to regard this great feast day of ours as a thing that came about because of a general sentiment and through a general … but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second Home offers a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the holidays. While you're in town, you're welcome to make an appointment to visit the archives and see …
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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
… This summer, we received notice of an unexpected and generous bequest from Dr. Joseph D. ‘Joe’ Kyle. The news came from … 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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National Willa Cather Center
… Image National Willa Cather Center Advancing Her Legacy The National Willa Cather … watch the sunrise and sunset at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Explore scenic country roads on a Cather "Country … travel; happiness and sadness; the bitter and the sweet. About the Exhibit Introductory Short Film About Willa Cather …
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Remembering Jennifer Hein
… for the 2024 Spring Conference, she expressed excitement about the Center’s plans to reinterpret its historic sites … it was to connect with fellow Cather readers and learn about the organization’s goals and efforts to reach a broad … in exhibits, programs, and historic spaces that continue to welcome readers to the National Willa Cather Center. If you …
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Fight Against Slavery on the Great Plains
… with art and history! Nebraska historian Bill Hayes discusses the issue of slavery in the U.S. during the 1850s and … Gallery is made possible with the support of the Baldwin Foundation, Nebraska Arts Council, and the Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About the Speaker Bill Hayes grew up in the historic town of …
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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 author of O Pioneers! , My Ántonia and One of Ours. Image Historic Site Tour The National Willa Cather Center is … of Red Cloud — and changing art installations in our galleries Enjoy scenic country roads or take a Cather …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… Blackman Sell in a short article for the Chicago Daily News , Cather is "pronounced to rhyme with rather, if you … fast and twice as far as something real. Did Willa Cather know Georgia O'Keeffe? Many readers of Cather's work and her … job, I also care for the museum and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that maintains the historic …
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