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… in the heart of Cather's hometown. Explore exhibits and collections, or visit historic sites like the Willa Cather … intimate look at the lived world of Cather and her family. Learn More American Bittersweet Exhibit The Willa Cather … and delivered her high school graduation oration in 1890. Learn More About the Opera House …
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Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

… near a local penitentiary. Tensions emerge as the community learns more about this child and her connection to long-held …  was published in May, 2023.  (Photo credit: Hillery Stone) Learn more about Joanna Biggs Richard Scott Larson Featured … will be released in the fall of 2025. Her three previous collections of short fiction are  What We Do With the …
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19th International Willa Cather Seminar

… Image Willa Cather received an honorary doctor of letters degree from … below and completing the provided Google Form. Decisions about acceptance to the conference will be communicated in … Post45 , and The Dial. He is currently completing a book about energy infrastructure, the Great Lakes, and industrial …
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Willa Cather & John William "Blind Boone"

… 907 N. Washington Street Lexington , NE 68850 United States LEARN MORE Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation at the National Willa Cather …
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The Passing Show: What Makes a House a Home

… 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States LEARN MORE about the 70th Annual Spring Conference Join us … and Culture , Oral Tradition , as well as in edited collections, including Wait Five Minutes: Weatherlore in the …
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The Willa Cather Foundation

… Image The Willa Cather Foundation dba the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial—is a … with her life and writings. Since its founding in 1955, the Foundation has been headquartered in Cather's hometown of …
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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day

… Roll of Honor for Grosvenor P. Cather Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day November 5, 2024 On November 11, … day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … of Ladies' Home Journal is just one such example from our collections. In One of Ours, Cather wrote: "It was curious . …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000

… for exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community … debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. In … and communities have access to museums and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trusted information, …
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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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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic … Cather Center in 2017,  stated, “Through Willa Cather’s writing, we have a better understanding of one of the most …
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