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NEH Awards $50,000 Covid Relief Grant for Digitizing Collections
… of the pandemic, retain and rehire workers, and reopen sites, facilities, and programs. The Willa Cather Foundation … colleges and universities, museums, libraries, archives, historical sites and societies, save thousands of jobs in … Approximately 115 SHARP grants will allow museums, historic sites, and historical societies, which experienced …
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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather
… Youd will retype three Cather novels in their entirety: O Pioneers !, The Song of the Lark and My Ántonia . These will … 10-29. In addition, from April 1-8, Youd will retype O Pioneers! , hosted by the Willa Cather Archive at the …
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2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca
… Image 2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year: Angela Duca March 8, 2022 … to announce that Angela Duca has received the 2021 Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year Award. It was presented at a …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!
… to add new interpretation and exhibits. Our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery and National Willa Cather Center Bookstore … Cather Center Bookstore from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Our current exhibit, Memories In Light and Shadow — Paintings …
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There Is No Willa Cather National Heritage Area
… we too are a local business and we want to help elevate the historic sites we have to encourage visitors to stay longer and spend …
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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 editor of …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 … created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Willa Cather Center was able to reconfigure two summer internships … as well as revising our walking tour brochure, and prairie signage. Both Alise and Braxton have a passion for …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O … Cather knew them as a young girl—and would later write about. Enjoy an immersive and historic experience and let us …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various … Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you hear about us? We are big fans of Willa Cather. Having spent our …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… enjoyed lectures by Willa Cather scholars, toured each of our historic sites , had a tour of our … heartland, the prairie, and one of its charming small towns—a step back in time with an amazing author center and … at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud! Our town and country tours, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie visit, …
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