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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions
… hot summers; triumphant autumns that last until Christmas—a season of perpetual sunlight, blazing blue skies, and frosty … nights. In this newest part of the New World autumn is the season of beauty and sentiment, as spring is in the Old … was not difficult, as the country was teeming with buffalo, deer, antelope, wild geese, ducks, prairie chickens and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County
… belonged and invent names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You Have to Fight For," … collection was the personal botany book of Frances Smith Cather, Willa Cather's "Aunt Franc," and shows heavy use. …
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Celebrating Sandhill Cranes: An Exhibition by Jude Martindale
… special First Friday April 7! We'll welcome Spring to the prairie with tours at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, Jude's artist … and the Red Cloud Opera House at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. While her background …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring Willa Cather's world and Red Cloud with our newly launched "A Walk … From her quaint childhood home to the windswept prairie that memorializes her, visitors of all ages and …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… is identifying processes that we can adopt to make our work loads easier to manage, as well as developing more … cooking. If I can swing a book or two outside of my reading load for work, so much the better. …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
… from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center will soon have access to enhanced amenities. … Inavale Foundation gifted $2.6 million to the Willa Cather Foundation last year. A large portion of the gift is … enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other scenic places Cather loved. In the first …
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Anna McCracken Educator Scholarship
… Scholarship To advance our educational mission, the Willa Cather Foundation created the Educator Scholarship in 2015. … Fund, this program allows educators to experience the Cather historic sites, the cultural opportunities, the … Foundation will also arrange complementary guided town and prairie tours for recipients. To apply for the Educator …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … work for a visionary board that is committed to advancing Cather's legacy, and I'm appreciative to lead a talented … among people who celebrate the beauty of nature and the prairie. I feel I am learning about the pioneer spirit, and …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… of nonprofit organizations than to receive an occasional email, phone call, or letter that reveals a bequest has been … civilian appointment to the Army’s Military Intelligence Service in Germany. While there, he met his future wife, … After leaving teaching, Dr. Kyle accepted a National Park Service post with the Richmond National Battlefield Park in …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… maintenance—just like physical archives do—or those digital files could be gone forever. At the end of the day, as …
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