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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, … a great place to bring a picnic !] Willa Cather returned to Red Cloud frequently to visit family and friends and to “get out …
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Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center

… which will be located in Cather's childhood home of Red Cloud, Nebraska, will provide almost 20,000 square feet of … street-level retail space, and three residences to house visitors. The Center will occupy Red Cloud's historic "Moon …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… to house visitors. The Center will occupy Red Cloud’s historic “Moon Block” building following a restoration of … Cather Foundation concentrated on preserving and restoring sites important to the life and works of Willa Cather. … the Willa Cather Foundation are owned by the Nebraska State Historical Society and managed by the Willa Cather …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… its descendants to fulfill the original mission to make known the significance of one of not just Nebraska’s, not … while conducting research quietly and comfortably in our new study center. And finally, our visitors from across the … most treasured personal possessions through our new museum exhibit.” Willa Cather Foundation Board President, Lynette …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a … Site to the Willa Cather Foundation. Located in Red Cloud, Nebraska—where Cather spent her formative years—six … iconic writers. Tourists and scholars from around the world visit Red Cloud because of its associations with Willa …
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"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese

… independent scene, we are inspired by houses like Charco Press, Dostoyevsky Wannabe and Persephone Books. From the … of having information present on the page but also leaving room for much to be imagined. It was definitely an … days after we sent the first copies out, we got some very impressive feedback from some people. One woman sent a message …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… enable restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The Willa Cather Childhood Home, a modest … Willa Cather Center by History Nebraska in early 2019. “Visitors from all over the world remark that walking through …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… $123,270 to aid in the restoration of the Willa Cather Historic Sites. A bibliophile and librarian, Nancy Picchi first … friends in Nebraska. Upon learning of Nancy’s interest in historic preservation and her husband Bernie’s career in …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… 19, 2021 Literature enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud and virtually—thanks to the ongoing work of the Willa …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021

… 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather community, a trip to Red Cloud wasn't complete without a visit with Antonette Turner. The granddaughter of Anna …
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