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Annotations from the Archives: Armistice Day
… He knew he was not the only farmer boy who wished himself tonight beside the Marne. . . . Lying still and thinking fast, … army. One's manners wouldn't matter on the Marne tonight, the night of the eighth of September, 1914. There was … the poem was written in May 1915 and published in Punch in December 1915, the poem took on a life of its own as one of …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… 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 … and communities have access to museums and libraries to learn from and be inspired by the trusted information, …
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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
… North Webster St. Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The National Willa Cather Center is excited to announce … exhibit some rarely seen objects and photographs from our collections as we look at "Our Changing Main Street," and … 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
… (March 28, 1897), with these observations at the start of Cather's early and prolific career in magazine writing and … literary tastes are, her club standing, her home, her legal studies, how she came to take them up etc. You know what I … bank he is president of. Well I did'nt mean to write you a volume, and of course nothing may come of it. But my …
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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
… the years. After her death, a great deal of Wagner’s Cather collections were donated to us in Red Cloud, including … we were just beginning to build our new archives at the National Willa Cather Center, storage space was at a … 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, … engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered … and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. They also experienced our “ Country Tour ” on board a vintage trolley …
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