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Red Cloud Opera House
… Image Image Image Image Red Cloud Opera House When I go about among little Nebraska towns, the thing I miss most is the Opera House." —Willa Cather, Personal Interview Built in 1885, the Red Cloud …
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Hotel Garber Construction Expands and Advances
… the Central Community College Education Hub, the National Willa Cather Center, and the Community Center. “We want the added … booth space at recent events, he referred to the excitement about the project as “genuine and palpable” and noted that …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… through its Museums for America Program The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce the award of a full … their institution." —Cyndee Landrum, Acting IMLS Director About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The …
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Paint Analysis at Our Historic Sites
… Image The Cather Second Home Guest House is being repainted in the … including: the Burlington Depot, Pavelka Farmstead, and the Willa Cather Childhood Home (and in the early 1990s at the … from the determined Munsell colors by Tracy Tucker. About David Arbogast Arbogast Paint Analysis Website How to …
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"Books Old and New"
… Image Some children's books in the Willa Cather Childhood Home Image Willa Cather in Pittsburgh "Books Old and New" … Books Old and New. Helen Delay "My book and heart shall never part." —New England Primer [The editor of this … us who have read over and over the books we possess and are far from circulating libraries often drop out of the way of …
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Seeking New Board Members
… Image Board of Governors Members at the Dedication and … in serving on the Board of Governors of the Willa Cather Foundation? For the fiscal year of board service beginning … members of the Board. Applications are due by September 5. About the Willa Cather Foundation The Willa Cather …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Parks or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently … to get better at the Prairie Tour, particularly talking about the plants and animals that live on the prairie. I …
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Historic Sites
… Historic Sites Since our organization's founding as the Willa Cather … by the Willa Cather Foundation in 1960 and opened to visitors in 1967. Many of the furnishings came from the … in 1897, is the building Cather returned to when visiting friends and family in Red Cloud. In 2021-2022, the …
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Volunteer
Volunteer Image The Willa Cather Foundation was started in 1955 by Mildred R. Bennett and a small group of dedicated volunteers who were committed to preserving and restoring historic properties relevant to the life and works of Willa Cather. Today, the …
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Annotations from the Archives: On Reappraisal
… and reappraise many of the objects acquired when the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial was a nebulous new idea, yet to be … many acquaintances, friends, and relatives, inquiring about their willingness to speak about the author. The …
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