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Conservation of Willa Cather's Attic Bedroom Wallpaper

… the 2019 collections and buildings transfer between History Nebraska and the Willa Cather Foundation, the Gerald R. Ford … the roof." One of twenty-one National Historic Landmarks in Nebraska, the Willa Cather Childhood Home was designated in … from the Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center at History Nebraska were on-site for four days to begin the process and …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… Loomis said. “But when I first saw it during my visits to Nebraska with my husband and children, half the lumber was …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… college that first interested Jaydene Miner Drew in her Nebraska family history. Her father, James Hugh Miner, was … and aunt Kay Jones Smith shared stories about summers in Nebraska at the J.L. Miner House. Jaydene’s father slept on … That’s special to me.” Understanding the family’s Nebraska history is something Jaydene has prioritized with …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… that I’m from Red Cloud. There is exactly one small town in Nebraska that can claim one of the most famous authors in … with Jay. As he often says, “If I had to meet a boy from Nebraska I’m glad he was from Red Cloud. That has brought …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… 102 years old and is buried in her hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska. Kohout grew up in Texas, but each summer she visited her mother’s family in Lincoln, Nebraska. She has vivid memories of time spent with Mama … love of reading to him. Even with her family connection to Nebraska and Cather’s hometown, it wasn’t until Kohout was …
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Retired Teacher Leaves Unexpected Gift to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Foundation began in 2004, following a trip to Red Cloud, Nebraska for the Willa Cather Spring Conference. And while … education. “Something must have happened on that trip to Nebraska,” Harman said. “Something about the Foundation’s …
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Virtual Author Series: Marcus Brotherton and Tosca Lee

… Delve into World War II history with the 2025 One Book One Nebraska selection! Join authors Marcus Brotherton and Tosca … Silver Falchion, ECPA Book of the Year in Fiction, and the Nebraska Book Award. Her work has finaled for the High …
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Driving American Myths

… WEBSTER ST Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States University of Nebraska-Kearney professor of art foundations, photography, … is made possible through a basic support grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About the Artist Derrick …
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Annotations from the Archive: Cather's Address Book

… also listed here. After graduating from the University of Nebraska and getting a PhD in Economics from the University … both received honorary doctorates from the University of Nebraska in 1917. Manufacturing furriers  Brecher & Dursht … Library Digital Collections. 1943.  From the University of Nebraska: Willa Cather to Roscoe Cather, June 23, 1917. …
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The Willa Cather Teacher Institute

… how the history of Red Cloud connects to larger themes in Nebraska and American history and literature? Then the … experience that prepares them to include Willa Cather and Nebraska history across disciplines at a variety of grade … will take place July 13-17 in Red Cloud and Lincoln, Nebraska. Applications are available online, and the last …
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