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Organization History
… is still widely used by scholars as a valuable source work for Cather’s early years. In the early 1950s, Bennett … Register of Historic Places. A $1.2 million endowment campaign followed to successfully match a challenge grant … fundraising campaign, known as the Campaign for the Future , to address capital improvements, program, staffing, …
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Annotations from the Archive: Explore the Collection Online
… and researchers. Thanks in part to a National Endowment for the Humanities CARES Act grant, the NWCC has begun to … We also knew that planned renovations, as part of our Campaign for the Future , would further restrict access to museum collections …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
… has provided funding for capital improvements at numerous historic sites, new exhibits and interpretation, and an endowment to … Willa Cather Center to stay longer to enjoy the museum, the historic sites, the town, the Cather Prairie, and other …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … of the pyramidal roof. The new stones replace the original tourelles that were damaged to the point of instability, … utilized as one of many attractions on the guided town tour of Red Cloud, owing to its connection to Silas and …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi
… the home is a permanent feature on the Foundation’s guided town tour of Cather’s Red Cloud. Executive Director, Ashley …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, 2021 Literature enthusiasts … to the ongoing work of the Willa Cather Foundation’s Campaign for the Future . The Robert and Ardis James Foundation has made a …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church
… the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church December 16, 2021 For image details, click through the banner slideshow or … and Munich, Germany. Through your generous support of our Campaign for the Future , we enthusiastically welcomed Nicholas Frei of Emil …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!
… to add new interpretation and exhibits. Our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery and National Willa Cather Center Bookstore … Cather Center Bookstore from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Our current exhibit, Memories In Light and Shadow — Paintings …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist
… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … Spring Conference over a decade ago: “What first struck me about Lucia was her sophistication and charm; she was also …
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