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Annotations From the Archives: Red Cloud's Christmas Traditions

… Just as in the days of old, the gifts she selects are simple, practical, and personal—just what you might expect …
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Ashley Olson Receives Mildred Bennett Award

… The Nebraska Center of the Book recently honored National Willa Cather Center Executive Director Ashley Olson with the 2025 … two permanent exhibits, American Bittersweet: the Life and Writing of Willa Cather and Making a Place: A Long History …
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Nebraska Collaborative Research Grants

… Research Grants Call for applications November 5, 2025 The Cather Project of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s … Department of English, in partnership with the Willa Cather Archive of the UNL Libraries and the National … research that deepens our understanding of Cather’s writing and legacy.” In addition to access to primary …
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Annotations From the Archives: Thanksgiving in Red Cloud

… Image Cather's Thanksgiving postcard to her niece, 1909 … Red Cloud was.” If you've ever thought of coming home (or visiting) Red Cloud over the holidays, Cather's dear old house is available for guest lodging . Historic but entirely unfussy, the Cather Second …
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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture

…    –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome … Why is this site/object/person important to the life and writing of Willa Cather? We hope this two-fold interpretive …
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Group and Motorcoach Tours

… and author of  O Pioneers! ,  My Ántonia  and  One of Ours. Image Historic Site Tour The National Willa Cather Center is … of Red Cloud — and changing art installations in our galleries Enjoy scenic country roads or take a Cather …
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A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity

… A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity 2025 Year-End Campaign The Mammel Foundation has generously offered … you help ensure that her work is ever present—and that future generations continue to learn, reflect, and be …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist

… the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article … frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's … maintains the historic sites. On any given day, I might be writing an exhibit panel or a book chapter, cleaning a glass …
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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… enjoys a beverage with Bob Thacker & Mark Madigan at the Cather Seminar in Paris in 2007 Richard Harris Plans for a … by Decades of Rich Cather Experiences October 15, 2025 Willa Cather may not have been Richard Harris’s first choice … music and great European and American art) to creative writing and professional presentations. In his 55+ years of …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… Pavelka was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … Why is this site/object/person important to the life and writing of Willa Cather? We hope this two-fold interpretive …
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