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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Image Nick Powers, Visitor Services Coordinator and Nebraska Master Naturalist Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist Take a Guided Prairie Tour August … and expert guide, Nick Powers, recently completed the Nebraska Master Naturalist Program , a week-long course of …
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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." … in the Red Cloud Chief : "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House. A … in February 2003 by Farris Construction of Hastings, Nebraska. The renovated structure houses not only the …
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Volunteer
… Willa Cather Center before dinner is served! Honor National Nebraska Day by attending Gail Shaffer Blankenau's author …
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Willa Cather Biography
… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is Nebraska's foremost … suicide would become the basis for Cather's first published story, "Peter," and Annie herself would later serve as …
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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
… the Congressional Record in 1969 by the two Senators from Nebraska.] It Began With a Letter Writing Campaign The WCPM … birth, chaired by Robert Knoll, of the University of Nebraska, Department of English. One more appeal was issued … would be issued September 20, 1973, at Red Cloud, Nebraska. The Philatelic Release announcing the stamp …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 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 … an Opera House show or to look at contemporary art in our gallery or visit the prairie, I hope they understand that …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … (Four Play Reviews from the Pittsburgh Leader) p. 1 "An American Citizen" p. 1 "Nethersole's Carmen" p. 2 "John … Slote The Willa Cather Stamp to be Issued p. 1 TITLE: Storyteller for Children AUTHOR: Bernice Slote p. 1 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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