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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Image Our guided Prairie Tour will have new enhancements thanks to … Prairie Tour be enhanced and modified going forward with your new skillset? We can include more information on the … settlers, and why it is necessary that we preserve it. Book a Prairie Tour! …
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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 … full performance schedule and is home to the Willa Cather Foundation offices, art gallery and bookstore. Willa Cather … a full range of facilities for visitors, scholars, and staff members, the interior includes gallery and exhibition …
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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
… harder than other scrub-women" (Lewis 30). Journalist and Teacher, Writer and Poet, 1895-1912 Image Photographic … from Princeton; in 1929, Cather was elected to the National Institute of Arts and Letters and later the American Academy …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… homestead claims near a site that would soon become the town of Red Cloud, Nebraska. 1871 — In Silas Garber’s dugout, Webster County and the town of Red Cloud are officially organized. 1872 — Charles … Register of Historic Places and open year-round for guided tours. Winter 1883 to 1884 — Willa Cather attends a …
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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
… 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
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … Marker Dedication p. 1 National Award p. 1 Catherland Tours p. 2 Restoration Projects-Cather House, the Depot p. … Fall 1985 Editor: Mildred R. Bennett TITLE: Red Cloud: A Town and its Heritage AUTHOR: Herb Hyde p. 15 TITLE: …
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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
… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the organization and for our Collections and Archives! You have many diverse interests, talents, and work …
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