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Our New Archives Intern: Chris Wolak

… digitizing, researching Anna Pavelka, and fact-checking and writing citations for our tour narratives. Currently, Chris … project at the archive has two parts. First, to transcribe Cather’s address book and a ledger in which she kept track … larger organization. I immediately thought of the National Willa Cather Center. I have been curious about what Tracy’s …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections

… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … have a role that combines my love of Willa Cather and her writing, and a lifelong interest and career in historic …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker

… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means for the organization and for our Collections and Archives! You have many diverse interests, talents, and work …
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Career Opportunity for a Development Associate

… throughout the year Assist with development of direct mail appeals and acknowledgements Draft routine updates and …
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Country Rock Band, Whiskey Bent, to Perform in Red Cloud

… a rock attitude to every song we play.” Whiskey Bent began writing and performing their own songs in 2012, beginning … call the Red Cloud Opera House at 402-746-2641 or visit www.WillaCather.org . This show is sponsored by Heritage Bank. …
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Music on the Prairie

… Image Music on the Prairie May 16, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice … Place-Based Identity: A creative-nonfiction workshop focused on connections between self and place With … Artist-in-residency June 2-5, 2011 The 4th annual Prairie Writers’ Workshop will provide participants with the rare …
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60th Annual Spring Conference to be held in Red Cloud

… June 5-7, 2015, celebrating groundbreaking of the National Willa Cather Center, the Willa Cather Foundation’s 60th year, and … focus on the novel and on the arts that influenced Cather’s writing. Richard Norton Smith is an author, historian, and a …
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I Love A Prairie: Author Pam Houston Visits Red Cloud

… Image I Love A Prairie: Author Pam Houston Visits Red Cloud August 11, 2021 … short") in the Moonstone Block above the National Willa Cather, and took a guided tour with education coordinator, … Googled ' cool things to do in south central Nebraska ,' to learn of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. My husband and I …
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Writers Group Makes Its Way to Red Cloud

… search of inspiration and rejuvenation. Farther Along: The Writing Journey of Thirteen Bereaved Mothers took in all that Cather country has to offer, including tours , a weeklong … book. The retreat culminated in an evening picnic at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie filled with laughter and great …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land is … we are surrounded by wide open horizons and the natural world of the prairie. In our state, an estimated 98% of land …
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