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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … Cather Foundation, 413 N. Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970. To learn about naming and recognition opportunities …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, … seminars, as well as arts and humanities events are held by the Foundation year-round in Red Cloud …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests … moving remarks for the dedication of the National Willa Cather Center. A former teacher and librarian, Mrs. Bush … of scholars, students, and readers young and old.” Public tours led by members of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… husband Bernie’s career in investment research analysis, Foundation founder Mildred Bennett appealed to Nancy to … My Ántonia . With continued encouragement by Foundation staff, Nancy and Bernie agreed to purchase the house after … “I feel so fortunate that Mildred Bennett shared her dreams about what the Cather Foundation should and could become …
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Farmers and Merchants Bank

… Image Farmers and Merchants Bank This building, constructed in 1888 and known as the Garber Bank, … former Union Army Officer, the founder of Red Cloud (1871), and the third governor of Nebraska (1875-1879) who … "Two Friends," and the novel  Lucy Gayheart .  7-Building Tour 3-Building Tour Self Guided Tour Garber Bank Building …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… being an intern with us? Contact our education coordinator, Rachel Olsen, at rolsen@willacather.org for opportunities and application …
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St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church

… for Ántonia, baptized her baby and later married. The building, erected in 1883 and used until 1903, later became … to begin. The building was dedicated and consecrated in 1970.  7-Building Tour Self Guided Tour St. Juliana Falconieri Catholic Church …
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