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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour … University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently pursuing a … to get better at the Prairie Tour, particularly talking about the plants and animals that live on the prairie. I …
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Red Cloud Opera House

… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House."  —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud …
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Volunteer

… Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett … 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

… of Willa Cather's books." Image George Marsden, for Rinehart-Marsden Studios, Omaha, 1921. Photographic portrait of … Cather. Photographic portrait of Willa Cather, 1921. Rinehart-Marsden Studios. Today Willa Cather is one of the most … volumes— The World and The Parish  (two volumes) and T he Kingdom of Art —is indicative of the tremendous drive the …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas Garber, former captain in the United … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884  — Willa Cather attends a one-room … need, sends $50 to Annie Sadilek Pavelka to be used for a gift. Annie uses the money to pay for taxes on her farm …
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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 … collections HERE . Stamp Artistry One of four in the American Arts series The Cather stamp was one of four in the …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Visitors p. 1  Staff Activities p. 1  Publications p. 2  Gifts and Mail Bag p. 2  Future Plans p. 2  … Charter (Japan) by WCPM p. 1  Don Connors teaches a new course offering at UCLA p. 1  Cather Interest in Nebraska and … Miriam Mountford  TITLE: Ten Years of Progress  Author: None listed p. 1 Museum and Archives p. 1  Image of Wick …
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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

… October 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she … in having in the collection? Ah, I mean, in the Cather world we’re all chasing the grail, right? The manuscript of …
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