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National Willa Cather Center Receives Accolades

… tourism industries. This video was created through grant support from the Nebraska Tourism Commission to be part of … Willa Cather Center Through My Eyes from Willa Cather Foundation on Vimeo . …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… first introduction to not only Willa Cather’s work, but to literature itself,” education director Tracy Tucker says. … American novels of the twentieth century. Set during the great migration west to settle the plains of the North American continent, the narrative …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home September 26, 2019 With intent to … and a major tourist destination, the National Willa Cather Center announced today a $415,000 federal Save … was built in 1879 in the vernacular tradition of early prairie houses. Willa Cather, one of our nation’s greatest …
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National Willa Cather Center Selected to Appear in Collections Assessment for Preservation (CAP) Program

… well as other period pieces, and archival materials such as photographs, manuscripts, rare books, correspondence, and …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… Sites. A bibliophile and librarian, Nancy Picchi first visited Red Cloud with her sister in 1988. They made the long trip from …
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Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society

… Image Image Mary Vaughan On Why She Joined the Cather Legacy Society July 21, 2021 Those who have been immersed in the Cather community for decades may remember the presence of … National Willa Cather Center.” A landscape painting titled Prairie Vista that was donated following a 2004 artist …
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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 … website. Efforts will focus on digitization and online gallery creation featuring approximately 1,200 historic photos of Willa Cather, her friends and family, and early Red Cloud. Documents related to Red …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal Church by the … Louis, Missouri, and Munich, Germany. Through your generous support of our Campaign for the Future , we enthusiastically … the Emil Frei studios. We are especially grateful for grant support from the Woods Charitable Fund, given in memory of …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing

… Center. “We’re grateful to the Lingua Franca team for supporting our mission through this unique partnership.” "It … Franca highlight Willa Cather's work. What a stylish way to support writing and reading!" The collection aims to … you to give back to nonprofits like the Willa Cather Foundation? I love that Lingua Franca has been able to give …
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Humanities Nebraska Sponsors Free Spring Conference Events

… in 1955 and headquartered in Red Cloud, the Willa Cather Foundation is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization … all exhibits are free and open to the public through the support of Humanities Nebraska, the Nebraska Arts Council, …
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