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National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions

… small private planes. A courtesy car is available for your convenience. For more information, call 402-746-3297. … National, Avis, Budget, Enterprise, and Advantage for your renting convenience. To get to Red Cloud take I-80 West … on K 181; this highway becomes US 281 North and will bring you to Red Cloud.  Kansas City International Airport —Kansas …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… times, which makes his involvement with the Willa Cather Foundation all the more meaningful.  Image Harris (back … the people who were established were encouraging and supportive. There was no competition, but a lot of … work, he shares his hopes that his future gift will support the continuation of events like the annual spring …
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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk An Artifact in Need of Conservation … husband, Willa’s grandfather, moved to Webster County in 1877.   The Cather’s pioneer settlement of the Great Plains … My Ántonia , Germans in  One of Ours , and Swedish in  O Pioneers! , receive much attention, but her stories of …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… was restored to its period of significance in 2021. The foundation was stabilized, lighting and mechanical systems … & weather, physical hardships) Agricultural technology SUPPORT THIS PROJECT DOWNLOAD PDF Design, fabrication, and … Farmstead will cost approximately $195,000. Names of supporters who contribute $1,000 or more will be featured on …
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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud , about the history of the community and its intersections with Willa Cather’s life and art.   The facility will help achieve …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… Image Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose … by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960. It can be visited by guided tour from the National Willa Cather … would later write the bedroom description, and a papering experience, into The Song of the Lark (1915) when describing …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… to make history come alive for people.” This work of the Foundation is of vital importance to Loomis, who allocated a … project, and then joined the Cather Legacy Society to support future maintenance at the site through a planned … Legacy Society , or if you have named the Willa Cather Foundation as a beneficiary in your estate plans, please …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… Image A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society July 13, 2016 “ I feel blessed that … says Wade. “Honestly, it taught me the importance of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” … they’ve enjoyed, whether it’s the historic buildings, the prairie, or the Opera House. “It has brought a lot to us as …
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Driving American Myths

… States University of Nebraska-Kearney professor of art foundations, photography, and design Derrick Burbul closes … the Red Cloud Opera House is made possible through a basic support grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska … to it. He has research interests in photography, foundation design, visual culture, and environmental …
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Short Stories

… at  rolsen@willacather.org .  As always, the Willa Cather Foundation is available to provide additional resource … in one's environment." A Wagner Matinée Instructional Support "Paul's Case" "The carnations in his coat were … insensible to the cold." "Paul's Case" Instructional Support "Paul's Case" Background Slideshow "Paul's Case" …
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