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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy
… An eyesore at the corner of two major intersecting highways, the Potter building had been vacant and decaying for … recalled these occasions in both her published work and private letters. Now joined with the Center’s preserved … gifts from many generous individuals and foundations. These private gifts helped leverage grant awards from the Nebraska …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… 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
… every word of those posters; the names of the plays and the nights on which each would be given. After we had decided … could prevail upon our parents. Would they let us go every night, or only on opening and closing nights?" "How good … a $275,000 challenge grant for the Opera House in December 2001, which the Foundation matched three-to-one and …
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Volunteer
… dedicated volunteers with us on Friday, April 5th! RSVP to Nicky Billinger at 402-746-2653 by Friday, March 29th to attend …
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Willa Cather Biography
… 2023 too, it has sponsored celebratory Cather 150 events held all over the country—Los Angeles, New York, … other places found there too: the desert southwest of The Song of the Lark , The Professor's House , and Death Comes for the …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … miles by team and wagon to the precinct of Catherton. They settle at the homestead of William and Caroline Cather. … 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 … she preached. Miss Cather (1873-1947) echoed in many of her novels the same theme—the spirit and courage of pioneer … Cather Foundation? Enjoy browsing past issues HERE (this early Willa Cather Foundation Newsletter eventually became …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… is identifying processes that we can adopt to make our work loads easier to manage, as well as developing more … cooking. If I can swing a book or two outside of my reading load for work, so much the better. …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Contributions p. 1 Visitors and Volunteers p. 1 Education and Archives p. 1 Museum Associations p. 2 … A Review from 1913 AUTHOR: Richard King p. 3 TITLE: Books and Magazines AUTHOR: Bertha Torrence p. 4 … R. Bennett gives Willa Cather presentation to Utile Dulci Club in Atkinson, Nebraska p. 21 Mildred R. Bennett speaks …
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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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