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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… immigrant stock; Cather’s books about that time—like My Àntonia and O Pioneers! and One of Ours— allow us … we could picture the place where much of the early part of My Àntonia takes place. That was really fun, and we think it …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… each of our historic sites , had a tour of our Special Collections & Archives, and visited the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. … offers one the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography

… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … about Cather and sought out her other works, contacted the Foundation, and on a return visit to New Mexico last year …
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Marking the 100th Anniversary of the Armistice

… As the world remembers the end of the Great War, we at the Willa Cather Foundation would like to share—again— Telling War Stories: …
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Newly Appointed Board Members Announced

… Appointed Board Members Announced January 9, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation, along with a global community of scholars … Cather Seminar, and will be co-editing the Cather Studies volume 13. Dr. Jaap resides in the East End neighborhood of …
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Attention Educators: 2016-17 Student Outreach Opportunities

… please contact Education Director Tracy Tucker, ttucker@willacather.org or 402-746- 2653. We hope to see you and your … way to experience Willa Cather—from around the state or the world! Fall is a perfect time to schedule this year’s class …
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The Song of the Lark Essay Contest

… Image The Song of the Lark Essay Contest October 27, 2015 As Cather fans around the world celebrate the publication centenary of The Song of the Lark , the Willa Cather Foundation is pleased to announce a student …
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2015 Spring Conference & Seminar a Great Success

… Andrews assembled a cast for an intensive 3-week artists’ residency in Red Cloud to develop Lark/Song . Andrews’ …
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61st Annual Spring Conference Call for Papers

… Call for Papers September 8, 2015 “Both Bitter and Sweet”: Cather, Literature, and the Great War CALL FOR PAPERS The years 2014–2018 mark the centennial of the First World War and represent a time to re-examine Cather’s … Tracy Tucker, along with a short resumé or vita ( ttucker@willacather.org ).  The 61st annual Willa Cather Spring …
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Jorn Olsen Photography

… River to the vivid colors of an autumn sunset over the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, Olsen creates magnificent images of … share his passion for the outdoors with people across the world. In 2011, he also published a book containing his …
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