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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist

… efforts in the state. Many of the instructors are involved with the Nebraska Games and Parks or the University … on Nebraska’s ecosystems,” Nick said. “I wanted to get better at the Prairie Tour, particularly talking about …
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Red Cloud Opera House

…  and is home to the Willa Cather Foundation offices, art gallery and bookstore.  Willa Cather Speaking About The … but also a first-floor visitors' center, bookstore, art gallery and exhibition space, and the Willa Cather … scholars, and staff members, the interior includes gallery and exhibition space, the Willa Cather Foundation …
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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

… of the leading figures of American literary Modernism has only increased in the years since. The multi-volume Willa … the Moderns (2019) and Melissa J. Homestead’s The Only Wonderful Things: The Creative Partnership of Willa Cather and Edith …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — Silas … of the Panic of 1893. Blind Boone, a well-known African American pianist, performs at the Red Cloud Opera House. … McClure’s  as  Alexander’s Masquerade . Cather tours the Southwest for the first time while visiting her brother …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The … Following are excerpts of that process gleaned from past newsletters. [Scroll down to read what was entered into the … 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

… Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel Olsen has been part of the Willa Cather Foundation staff since 2017, when she was hired as a … activities and content designed to preserve Cather’s rich literary history. In addition to supervising a team of …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index Table of Contents … Preservations and Restoration p. 3  Dedication of Cather Childhood Home p. 3  Gifts p. 4  … p. 1  Conference Schedule p. 1  A Cornish Childhood p. 2  Gallery Holds "Feelings": Four Lucy Gayheart Paintings by …
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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 … 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

… are available to people regardless of their geographic location or physical capabilities. Where has the majority of …
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