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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

… Image Red Cloud Opera House "When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the …
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Volunteer

Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a small group of dedicated volunteers who were committed to preserving and restoring historic properties relevant to the life and works of Willa Cather. Today, the …
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Willa Cather Biography

… Willa Cather Biography A Great American Writer "Miss Cather is … an explosion, a pest" (Politics 7), listened to these stories and stockpiled the details, not knowing the use she … after she arrived there her contributions to the magazine—poems, fiction, nonfiction articles—increased. Even as she …
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Willa Cather Timeline

… Willa Cather Timeline Major Events & Milestones 1870  — … One of only three members in her class, Cather is the only student not proclaimed as being bound for lofty things by … April Twilights , is published. Cather meets lifelong companion Edith Lewis. 1905  — Cather’s first collection of …
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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… stamp September 6, 2023 In 1969, the Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors pursued a series of postage … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of … F. Wackerla employed 34 extra workers to help his regular staff handle the 600,000 First Day of Issue stamps. Ten Red …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen

… of Red Cloud as a town via Cather’s acquaintance with Silas and Lyra Garber. I’m fascinated by how a rural town sprouts up—not …
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Willa Cather Review Table of Contents & Index

… ISSUE  Editor: Miriam Mountford  Aims of the WCPM p. 1  Staff p. 1  Museum News and Donors p. 1  Interesting … Wide Interest in Willa Cather p. 3  10th Anniversary of Foundation p. 3  Future Event with John G. Neihardt p. 4  … for Young People p. 3  World Wide Interest and Publications about Willa Cather p. 3  Looking to the Future p. 3  …
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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, 2022 … historic sites, it matters to me that these buildings are protected and safe. How are you connected with the Center …
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