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The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program
… Image The Red Cloud Opera House is on the Nebraska Passport Program April … Travelers will have from May 1 through September 30 to visit the attractions and get their stamps. The summer … and its people—from the things we make to our unique history,” said Passport Program Coordinator Amanda Barker. …
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Bostocks Honored with Mountford Volunteer Award
… Bostock of Red Cloud were recently recognized by the Willa Cather Foundation with the 2016 Miriam Mountford Volunteer … Award. The Bostocks have been volunteering for the Willa Cather Foundation since the opening of the Red Cloud Opera … Bennett. She also assisted in devising the first guided tours of the Cather historic sites. The Miriam Mountford …
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Writers Group Makes Its Way to Red Cloud
… Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers took in all that Cather country has to offer, including tours , a weeklong stay at our historic lodging properties , … coordinator Rachel Olsen joined the writers at the Cather Second Home to lead a lively evening discussion of …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner
… Image MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner October 25, 2019 “You have a little Willa Cather right here in Bladen,” Antonette Turner told a crowd … to share a love of Willa Cather and local Webster County history, and a new and growing friendship between the sixth …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
… Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie "We come and go, but the land is … 98% of land has been converted to crop land while the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is among the 2% that remains … Prairie ,” The New Yorker We encourage you to take guided tours that depart from the National Willa Cather Center or …
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Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!
… Interns! June 15, 2022 This summer, the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather Collaborative, has hired three humanities interns to assist with tours and guest services, as well as to create a new set of …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… and reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation received $50,000 toward the ongoing tour … us to: Create and develop phase two of the National Willa Cather Center’s self-guided and app-supported tours, featuring our historic sites and special collection …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
… of the Year: Angela Duca March 8, 2022 The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce that Angela Duca has … as a tour guide, and now as a volunteer," National Willa Cather Center executive director Ashley Olson said. "We're … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns
… archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center is funded through a collaboration between the University of Nebraska and the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. What prompted you to … special projects behind the scenes. I am trained to give tours, and interacting with guests and helping them utilize …
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Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways
… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of … Street, while sunsets are especially dramatic at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . As Cather herself wrote in The … from our traditional guided tour formats , outdoor-only tours led by a guide, or completely self-guided experiences. …
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