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Hotel Garber Opens in Red Cloud to Bolster Tourism and Advance Willa Cather Legacy
… The Ribbon-Cutting in front of Hotel Garber on April 4 [see Gallery for full captions] Image Hotel Garber in its opening … visitors with access to a new permanent exhibit, Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud . The exhibit chronicles …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Parks or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently … 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
… of the ways you can become involved: Red Cloud Opera House Volunteers Do you enjoy arts programming? Join our … group of volunteers who make shows at the Red Cloud Opera House go off without a hitch. Tasks include greeting patrons, … opportunities with the Willa Cather Foundation, please contact the office at (402) 746-2653 or email …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather: A Literary Life had each appeared in 1987; about that time too the era’s leading Cather critic, the … when his magazine was having difficulties with its staff in 1906, to offer her a job and bring her to New York. … that transformed her career. Building upon her solid foundation as an energetic journalist in Lincoln and …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870 — Silas … selling farm loans and insurance downtown and rents a story-and-a-half frame house on 3rd and Cedar Streets. Built … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… stamp September 6, 2023 In 1969, the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors pursued a series of postage … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of … F. Wackerla employed 34 extra workers to help his regular staff handle the 600,000 First Day of Issue stamps. Ten Red …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… are listed with the corresponding issue in PDF format. Summer 1957 to Current 1.1 Summer 1957 FIRST ISSUE … 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 …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… This summer, we received notice of an unexpected and generous bequest from Dr. Joseph D. ‘Joe’ Kyle. The news came from … and the Army Language Schools, where he studied German and Russian. Joe was recalled to duty during the Berlin Wall … Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please contact Ashley Olson, Executive Director, at …
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