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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day
… day when the veterans of World War I were honored, and our collections are rich with museum and archival items that … as Veterans Day to honor veterans of all U.S. wars. You can learn more about the history of Armistice Day and Veteran's … P. Cather , and much more. To use the collections at the National Willa Cather Center, please reach out to archivist …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… grant funding through its Museums for America Program The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce the … for exhibitions, educational/interpretive programs, digital learning resources, professional development, community … debate and dialogue, audience-focused studies, and/or collections management, curation, care, and conservation. In …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… and our conservation of it,” said Tracy Tucker, director of collections and curation. “Our ongoing work of preserving … the tour more engaging. The program can also connect the National Willa Cather Center to resources on preservation, … Prairie is a special and unique place.” What did you learn that might specifically apply to the interpretation …
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Crossroads: Change in Rural America
… councils across the nation, and local host institutions. To learn more about “Crossroads” and other Museum on Main …
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Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days
… Image Image Annotations from the Archive: Early Magazine Days May 19, 2021 Jeanette Barbour wrote a profile, “A Woman Editor,” in … woman she certainly should be mentioned among the pioneers in woman's advancement... Miss Cather is just …
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Annotations from the Archive: Business Papers
… Cloud and Hastings.” Cather was particularly dismayed to learn the farms she owned in Webster County were also in … business affairs, make plans to visit! The archives at the National Willa Cather Center are open Wednesday through … of your time in Nebraska, you should also visit the Cather collections at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and …
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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman
… also lived in the house, it was full of both Cather family artifacts and period historical pieces; she hosted several … the years. After her death, a great deal of Wagner’s Cather collections were donated to us in Red Cloud, including … only image of Prettyman identified. Research continues to learn more about Prettyman’s life; his military records and …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration
… Foundation, 413 N. Webster Street, Red Cloud, NE 68970. To learn about naming and recognition opportunities available … from the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, Special Collections & Archives, National Willa Cather Center, Red Cloud, Nebraska. …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… Image Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud October 25, 2019 In early October 2019, sixteen … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered …
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