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National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions

… Image National Willa Cather Center Hours & Directions Visit Us Address: National … to celebrating the work, life, and legacy of this great American writer. Through our scholarly endeavors, …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… to study Cather on a variety of topics, presenting at conferences and seminars, contributing to the  Willa Cather … 2013 Harris has been a regular attendee at the Willa Cather Spring Conference since 1987, and he’s traveled across the …
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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk An Artifact in Need of Conservation … to the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center for analysis in 2023. Object stabilization and preservation will cost … 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

… market feasibility study concluded that the market could support an additional 30-room lodging establishment. … Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). More than $7 million in donations, grants, and … been offered and needs to be matched 2:1. Please consider supporting the project with a charitable gift. All gifts of …
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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… Bedroom Wallpaper Flowers in her "Rose Bower" March 4, 2024 SUPPORT THIS PROJECT As part of the 2019 collections and … transfer between History Nebraska and the Willa Cather Foundation, the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center provided … Conducts Conservation Work on the Original Wallpaper With support from a Save America's Treasures grant, testing to …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… Image Image Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the … Abbie Loomis was thirteen years old when she discovered Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My … all winter. I want them to feel that and not to just think about it as some out-there story. History doesn’t mean much …
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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 … to a trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. … that springs to mind for them is a performance of the opera,  The Bohemian Girl , that was staged to help …
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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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