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NWCC Launches NEH-Funded Digital Projects

… NEH-Funded Digital Projects February 16, 2021 The National Willa Cather Center is pleased to announce two new digital … one. "The education team here at the NWCC felt strongly about using the time during our closure to move the …
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Nancy Bierman

… of the Eudora Welty Home. She llived in Dallas, TX for about 40 years and serves on several community boards, … where frequent trips increased her appreciation for Willa Cather. She also wrote her doctoral thesis from Southern …
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Donna K. Gower

… and community engagement. Gower's appreciation for Willa Cather began with an in-depth author study project during … of human resilience," she said. "I'm passionate about the mission of the National Willa Cather Center …
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Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up

… of War Information, 1943 Annotations from the Archives: Use It Up February 7, 2025 Use it up, Wear it out, Make it … cards to her. But now there are very few people who care about “picture cards”, as we used to when we were children. … communities. In the first place, diet and cookery, the foundation of life, were revolutionized (city people could …
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Virtual Author Series: Jim Locklear

… Prepare for spring with author Jim Locklear! Jim will join us to talk about his book, In the Country of the Kaw , a personal … program are not necessarily the views of the Willa Cather Foundation. About Jim Locklear Jim Locklear is a botanist …
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Virtual Author Series: Joy Castro

… kicks off with Joy Castro, who will give a reading and discussion about her most recent novel, One Brilliant Flame . A common … program are not necessarily the views of the Willa Cather Foundation.   About Joy Castro Joy Castro is the …
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Leslie & Helen R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship

… R. Wilson Memorial Scholarship Due April 20 - Annually About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … an agricultural or secondary education pursuit. Applicants must be a resident of Webster County and have attended a … generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of scholarships for …
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Norma Ross Walter Scholarship

… Norma Ross Walter Scholarship Due January 31 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the Norma … War and a career newspaper editor in California. A lover of Cather and frequent visitor to Red Cloud, she was also a … the next generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of …
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Ántonia Scholarship

… Ántonia Scholarship Due February 28 About the Scholarship / Eligibility The purpose of the … Annie Sadilek Pavelka, prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in Cather's novel  My Ántonia  and Mary Rosicky in Cather's … the next generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of …
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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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