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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year
… Janet Maruhn. Janet is Jim Owens’s mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner … a volunteer, and with his tractor he tills gardens around town. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, Leroy has … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators
… ready to enhance your class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history." This year, our touring options … Coons will perform outside at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and in the evening at the Red Cloud Opera House …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… offers one the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly …
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Newly Appointed Board Members Announced
… centers on Cather and Pittsburgh. In addition to numerous conference presentations and several published articles, he … Review and delivered a plenary presentation at the 2016 spring conference. She is currently writing a life of the … of the Cather community as I’ve experienced it at conferences, in the archives, on tours of Red Cloud, and I …
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Seeking Volunteers & Part-time Staff
… Red Cloud annually to visit the Opera House and tour the Cather historic sites. With the addition of the museum and archive at the National Willa Cather Center, we expect to see growth in both visitation and tours. We are currently seeking volunteers and part-time …
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WoW Celebrates Anniversary of The Song of the Lark
… of The Song of the Lark July 14, 2015 The Willa Cather Foundation is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Willa … historic Red Cloud Opera House. On Friday, August 14, the Foundation will play host to the Platte Valley Astronomical … The performance will receive its Nebraska debut through support from the Giger Foundation and the Porter Family. The …
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Spring Conference: May 31-June 2, 2012
… May 31-June 2, 2012 May 16, 2011 The 57th annual Willa Cather Spring Conference and the one-day scholarly symposium preceding it will be focused on Cather the poet, on poetry, and on today's poets from the … Exhibit by Richard Schilling, Auditorium Complimentary tours of Cather sites will be available to registrants at …
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Writer's Workshop: May 17-20, 2012
… from a professional writer, the workshop incorporates tours of seven local historic sites relating to Cather's … home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Guided tours of Cather's childhood home and other historic … Friday, May 18 9:30 & 11:00 a.m. or 1:30 & 3:00 p.m. Town tour of Cather historic sites 6:00-9:00 p.m. Writing …
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Barbara and Kern Wisman of Jerusalem
… of Jerusalem, Israel talk about their visit to the Willa Cather Foundation. For more information about Cather tours click here …
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Elderhostel
… Image Elderhostel March 25, 2009 Red Cloud: Willa Cather's Window to the World June 15-19, 2009 Hosting the … largest living memorial to an American author, the Willa Cather Foundation invites you to Red Cloud, Nebraska and … Rosicky," "Peter" Group Field trips : Country and town tours of Cather- related historic sites Extra-Curricular …
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