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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… on the prairie." “The program connects you with different resources on Nebraska’s ecosystems,” Nick said. “I wanted to … can also connect the National Willa Cather Center to resources on preservation, conservation, and environmental … Prairie is a special and unique place.” What did you learn that might specifically apply to the interpretation …
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Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska … speaking the lines can give us that feeling of living along with them, of participating in their existence." It was … of participating in their existence. The poorest of the old road companies were at least made up of people who wanted to …
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Volunteer
… Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a … for our visitors. Volunteers will work with Foundation staff to establish a schedule and task list. Volunteer … for all new volunteers. To become a volunteer or learn more about volunteer opportunities with the Willa Cather …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … Willa Cather: A Literary Life had each appeared in 1987; about that time too the era’s leading Cather critic, the … and extended into The Complete Letters of Willa Cather , an online resource sponsored by the Willa Cather Archive …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas Garber, former captain in the United States … that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s dugout, Webster County and the … close friend. 1912 — Cather’s first novel, Alexander’s Bridge , appears in McClure’s as Alexander’s Masquerade . …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and … celebration—of a commemorative stamp September 6, 2023 In 1969, the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors … if they had never happened before,’ wrote Willa Cather in O Pioneers ! and she practiced what she preached. Miss Cather …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January … your job evolution over the past five years? I like to try new things and one of the things I loved about teaching was … programs and resources because it gave me a chance to learn new things. I learned some basic video production skills, I …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Coverage p. 3 Portrait Bust of Cather p. 4 Mailing of Newsletter p. 4 … of Grace AUTHOR: John J. Murphy p. 13 John J. Murphy Volume at Cather Book Shop p. 15 WCPM announces 1985 trip … to the WCPM p. 49 Cather and Quilts: Call for Entries p. 52 Spring Festival p. 52 …
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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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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … that I’m only able to do this with the help of some great staff members and volunteers! Apart from your job …
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