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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 … speaking the lines can give us that feeling of living along with them, of participating in their existence." It was … of participating in their existence. The poorest of the old road companies were at least made up of people who wanted to …
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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
… southwest of The Song of the Lark , The Professor's House , and Death Comes for the Archbishop ; the tiny … to and from the depot south of town. The Red Cloud Opera House , now restored and the offices and performance … a prominent writer herself, and the three made a well-known visit with A. E. Housman, then a poet Cather much admired. …
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Willa Cather Timeline
… her paternal grandparents, William and Caroline Cather. The house, called Willow Shade, is located in an area near Back … brother Roscoe Cather is born. 1879 — Railroad begins operating in Red Cloud. 1880 — Willa Cather’s second oldest … Red Cloud, the town’s third train depot, built in 1897 and visited by Cather on return trips, is now on the National …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp
… Cather’s birth; the goal was to have the first stamps offered for sale in Red Cloud on December 7, 1973. What resulted four years later … along the streets of Red Cloud, looking for souvenirs and visiting the Cather Museum and the Cather House. Red Cloud …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a part-time tour guide before becoming our first … In addition to supervising a team of programming and visitor services staff, Rachel organizes the Teacher … Institute and Author Series programs, oversees the Red Cloud Opera House season of events, plans conferences and …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index
… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … 1961 p. 1 Notes on the Financial Report p. 1 Service by Volunteers p. 1 Restoration Attracts National Attention p. … Mellanee Kvasnicka p. 4 TITLE: Book Review: Approaches to Teaching Cather's My Ántonia, S. Rowsowski Editor p. 4 …
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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
… 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she was … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the … that I’m only able to do this with the help of some great staff members and volunteers! Apart from your job …
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