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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 … 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
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost citizen," wrote author and … evinced. Viola Roseboro', later a colleague of Cather's at McClure's and probably the person who brought Cather to the … tell his own story orally; having done so, she wrote his autobiography, one ironically titled My Autobiography . It …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… Cloud. 1880 — Willa Cather’s second oldest brother Douglass Cather is born. 1881 — Willa Cather’s oldest sister … of short stories, The Troll Garden , is published by S. S. McClure. 1906 — Cather accepts a job at McClure’s in New … , appears in print. Cather agrees to write S. S. McClure’s autobiography. When finished, My Autobiography runs under …
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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 … eventually became the scholarly journal, Willa Cather Review ) and issues of the informational News from Cather …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first education coordinator … aspect of your new role? Does that include community building in and around Red Cloud and, if so, what are you …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… and scholars, the Table of Contents provides easy access to specific articles and special features of each issue … p. 3 TITLE: Studies of Willa Cather AUTHOR: Charlotte S. McClure, Georgia State University, Atlanta p. 4 Other … Jessica Cather (sister), 6.2:1, 2, 8.2:3; death of, 9.1:2 Autobiography of Ellen Terry, 2.1:2 Autobiography of S. S. …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… Image Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest September 27, 2022 There … Kyle. The news came from Dr. Kyle’s son, Alex Kyle, who shared that he had escorted his father to Nebraska in 2019 for … visiting south-central Nebraska, the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… backgrounds, such as prairie botany and gardening skills, photography and graphic design, and you have worked as a … you remember that we were first called the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial, and so a great many of Red Cloud’s oldest … keep things—her fan mail is a great example—but living in small New York spaces, keeping must have been hard. I think …
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