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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

… Willa Turner October 25, 2019 “You have a little Willa Cather right here in Bladen,” Antonette Turner told a crowd … Henry and Jane Tonjes, as well as the National Willa Cather Center’s Executive Director Ashley Olson, Education … to high school students and teachers, and school tours in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Our historic sites allow …
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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!

… medieval and early modern history, and he looks forward to learning and immersing in Willa Cather’s literature and ties … Korryn aims to become a professor of English and she enjoys learning and spreading knowledge of Willa Cather and the … humanities looks like. Her goal during her internship is to learn as much as possible and then use her knowledge to …
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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections

… and rehire staff, maintain operations essential to their missions, and rebuild programs and projects that have been …
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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

… Image Image Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns July 20, 2021 This summer we have … Maggie Rieckman —and they have been wonderful additions to our team. Both are students at the University of …
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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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Career Opportunity for a Program Associate

… for a Program Associate November 4, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation seeks an outgoing and enthusiastic … promoting arts and educational events at the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House. The Program … committee to coordinate performances, exhibits, guided tours, and conferences, as well as associated virtual and …
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