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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Image Nick Powers, Visitor Services Coordinator and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour August … and expert guide, Nick Powers, recently completed the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program , a week-long course of …
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Red Cloud Opera House
… which were the most necessary to us, there was always the question of how far we could prevail upon our parents. Would … Renovation Image The Red Cloud Opera House, which closed its doors as such by 1920, was owned by the Morhart family … visitors' center, bookstore, art gallery and exhibition space, and the Willa Cather Foundation offices. The exterior …
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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 … on December 7, 1873, the eldest of an eventual seven children raised by Charles and Mary Virginia Cather. Cathers had been in the area since the 1700s, and Back …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Gere, Cather visits Brownville, Nebraska. A feature story about Brownville titled "The Old River Metropolis" was … graduates from the University of Nebraska and joins the staff of the Courier . While still working for the … House. (It would not reopen until after the Willa Cather Foundation begins its restoration efforts beginning in 1991 …
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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 … eventually became the scholarly journal, Willa Cather Review ) and issues of the informational News from Cather …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour … visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job evolution …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… p. 1 "Nethersole's Carmen" p. 2 "John Drew in 'Rosemary'" p. 2 "Mansfield's 'Shylock"' p. 3 TITLE: O … The Professor's House: An Early Source AUTHOR: Bruce P. Baker II p. 13 Other item-in this issue: Plans underway for … by Joel Geyer) p. 4 Sherman Exhibit at Depot (exhibit of Life Magazine photographer David Sherman) p. 4 Death Notice …
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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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