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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 … This Committee is not swayed by hundreds or even thousands of form letters that all say the same thing. Nor is … to hear Regional Postmaster General Clarence B. Gels speak about Willa Cather. Also in the audience were relatives of …
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“Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle” Celebrates 100 Years 

… Nebraska’s decision to make it illegal to teach foreign language to students under the eighth grade: “Miss Cather … material she still feels herself flesh of our flesh, bone of our bone. Her girlhood in south central Nebraska, where she …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home to Close August 15 for Restoration

… restored home will create a more immersive destination to discover family artifacts and encounter the lived world of … numerous Cather-related historic properties, expansion of educational programming, development of visitor amenities, …
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Willa Cather and Material Culture: A Sesquicentennial Reflection

… 4, 2023 | All day In 2007, photographer and Willa Cather Foundation executive director Betty Kort created forty … exhibition allows Cather’s readers to consider these precious museum objects in juxtaposition with her timeless words.     About the Artist: Betty Kort Betty Kort is a former …
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Novels

… at rolsen@willacather.org .  As always, the Willa Cather Foundation is available to provide additional resource … of Willa Cather's Red Cloud for your group. Please contact us at 402-746-2653 for more information. One of Ours Claude … her heart, was it, or under her cheek? Anyhow, it was about her somewhere, that warm sureness, that sturdy little …
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Potter Block Rehabilitation Reaches Fundraising Milestones

… reached significant fundraising milestones in recent weeks. News of a $2.3 million Shovel-Ready Capital Recovery & …
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Potter Block Ceremonial Groundbreaking

… a Reality October 13, 2022 A standing-room only crowd of about 100 people gathered at the Potter Block (346 N. … to guest rooms for overnight stays, the building will house event and meeting space, a spacious lounge, catering … Fund (an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation). Over $5 million in donations, grants, and …
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Reading Cather at 150: A Virtual Study Series with Benjamin Taylor

Image Image Benjamin Taylor Image Image "Chasing Bright Medusas" Discussion #3: The Professor's House Special Events Thursday, Sep 21, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Register Online Now Discussion #3: The Professor's House As part of National Willa Cather Center's …
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2023 High School Scholarship Awards Enable Pursuit of Humanities Degrees

… Southeast High School); runner up, Ava Hoffschneider (Pius X High School); and second runner up, Trinity Houchin … Cather did. Scholarships awarded through the Willa Cather Foundation since 1987 total more than $200,000 and have … pursuing a higher education degree. For more information about our scholarship funds, please contact director of …
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Virtual Author Series: Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Suzanne Ohlmann

… Thursday, Aug 17, 2023 | 7 - 8pm Register Online Now Join us for an engaging conversation about Nebraska memoir with Sarah Fawn Montgomery and Suzanne … England Review, The Normal School, Passages North, Poetry Foundation, The Rumpus, Southeast Review, Terrain , and …
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