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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail
… Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa Cather’s letters, but to many of the letters that she … some portions of the book, especially its depictions of World War I; one letter in particular, from bookseller …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit
… in Red Cloud will be a celebration of 150 years of Willa Cather’s life and work. As part of that celebration, we will … memory are on full display as she so poignantly creates a world that is both Red Cloud and the fictional Sweet Water. …
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Free Author Talk: Bruce Whitacre
… Cloud! Whitacre will be reading poetry from his book The Elk in the Glade: The World of Pioneer and Painter Jennie Hicks. The … book-signing immediately following the talk. —Purchase The Elk in the Glade from our National Willa Cather Center …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the rolling prairie landscape in Red Cloud, Nebraska: the home of Willa Cather. Upon your arrival, you … ❧ Cather once remarked, “When I go about among little Nebraska towns (and the little towns, not the big cities, …
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Celebrate Prairie Spring!
… Spring to the prairie with tours and readings at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, and a screening of … of the last remaining intact temperate grasslands in the world. Presented through voices from three different …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… Image Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen January 15, 2023 Rachel … and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with …
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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 … part of an organization that brings so much joy to the world with the arts, education, preservation, and so much …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… October 30, 2022 Although Tracy Tucker has been with the Willa Cather Foundation for a decade as Director of Education, she … in having in the collection? Ah, I mean, in the Cather world we’re all chasing the grail, right? The manuscript of …
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Ways of Reading: On the Road with Tim Youd's 100 Novels Project
… Tim Youd spent much of April in Red Cloud re-typing The Song of the Lark as part of his 100 Novels Project . That month, Tulsa … (pronounced you’d) perform a retyping of Willa Cather’s The Song of the Lark . Speaking of larks: Could Youd have ever …
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"Red Cloud circa 1900" on Display
… calendar, which is available for purchase in-store at Cather Books & Gifts. During the early 20th century, Red … County, and the childhood hometown of American author Willa Cather. The "horse street railway" was an important … area and where a young Cather first encountered the greater world of the performing arts. The street railway was …
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