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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… and to augment our prairie tour materials.” “Since 2019 we have offered professional development funding for … works—that emotional connection to the land. Providing more content on the environment will help visitors understand how …
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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 …
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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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Willa Cather Biography

… of her own birthplace, rural northern Virginia, in  Sapphira and the Slave Girl . In the mid-1930s, having returned to Nebraska from …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Cloud are officially organized. 1872  — Charles Cather and Mary Virginia Boak marry on December 5 at the home of the … poems titled  April Twilights , is published. Cather meets lifelong companion Edith Lewis. 1905  — Cather’s first … and muckraking journals. 1907  —  The Life of Mary Baker G. Eddy and the History of Christian Science  is …
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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 … Princeton. In 1944 she received the gold medal from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.” 50 Volunteers, 34 …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator … the growth of commerce and the evolution of Red Cloud as a town via Cather’s acquaintance with Silas and Lyra Garber. I’m fascinated by how a rural town sprouts up—not from nothing, but from a place that was …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … Miriam Mountford  Aims of the WCPM p. 1  Staff p. 1  Museum News and Donors p. 1  Interesting Visitors p. 2  Nebraska … p. 39  1986 Prairie Workshop p. 41  Cather posthumously inducted into National Cowgirl Hall of Fame and Western …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest

… Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate in a guided tour, and explore the …
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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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