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Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways

… more extensive, guided itineraries, visitors should contact Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, at rolsen@willacather.org or 402-746-2653 to make reservations. …
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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… Painting December 16, 2020 A recent gift of the painting Willa’s Windows , by noted Nebraska artist Allan Tubach, … in 2005. “I was at Allan’s house, and he knew I liked Willa Cather, and I said, 'Gee, I just have to have that … and being in the setting for several of her classic novels about prairie life. My favorites are My Ántonia and The Song …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … York, and Nebraska, Woods Lindley is perhaps best known to Cather enthusiasts for her exquisite landscape and intimate … Conservancy to purchase the 612-acre Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and to provide an endowment for its management and …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald

… Opera House or National Willa Cather Center, please contact Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, at  rolsen@willacather.org  or find more information  HERE . …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa

… Image Image Image Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa September 23, … so many of her characters. A place in the world of art, especially music, is the dangerous, irresistable "Bright …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators

… here, even if they can't actually be here," Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator, said. "Whether you are teaching … this website) Zoom webinars for your class with our expert education staff on everything Willa Cather Resources for … important scholarship programs each year: Several  student scholarships , with different requirements and deadlines, …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… additional information or  to plan or book your group tour: Rachel Olsen, Education Coordinator at  rolsen@willacather.org or 1.866.731.7304 (office) …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various settings around North America that appear in Willa Cather’s novels. They recently spent time in Red Cloud where … at a beautiful October sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… five days engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary … each of our historic sites , had a tour of our Special Collections & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather … offers one the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about like a wild … the trail on the Laramie Plain of Wyominng in  The Song of the Lark , "where the wagon-trails of the … the landscape.] However, sunflowers were nothing new on the Plains. As early as 5,000 years ago, Native Americans …
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