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Back to School and Back to Cather
… between offering in-person experiences as well as virtual activities for students and educators. Teachers are … to bring their classes to Red Cloud for in-person, guided tours of our sites and center, but they can also make use of … , as well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even …
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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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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award
… Arts Award May 23, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation was honored to receive a Governor’s Arts Award for Organizational … cultural center is now adjoined to the WCF’s historic Red Cloud Opera House (RCOH) and contains a climate controlled …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation
… National Willa Cather Center will remain a primary location to learn about and research one of America's most … and purchased still remains. The Ántonia Farmhouse (the Pavelka Farmstead) , about 15 miles north of Red Cloud. Anna Pavelka was the inspiration for the novel My Ántonia, …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
… Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home September 26, 2019 With intent to … and a major tourist destination, the National Willa Cather Center announced today a $415,000 federal Save … with her career, the Willa Cather Childhood Home opened for tours in 1967 and was designated a National Historic …
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National Willa Cather Center Selected for the 2021 Nebraska Passport Program
… Image Image National Willa Cather Center Selected for the 2021 Nebraska Passport … Tourism Commission has announced that the National Wila Cather Center will be one of seventy stops included in the … will receive a 10% discount on all guided historic site tours , as well as all books and products in our National …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 … created by the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Willa Cather Center was able to reconfigure two summer internships … on-site, he is most interested in experiencing the guided tours and also visiting the prairie. Much like one of his …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators
… Image Image Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small … Great Plains. The National Willa Cather Center preserves, operates, and interprets the largest assembled group of … and writing Take in a performance at the Red Cloud Opera House Enjoy a delicious lunch served in our beautiful art …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall
… Image Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing … for schools or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, we offer an array of guided tour …
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Happy Birthday Willa Cather
… Image Happy Birthday Willa Cather December 10, 2018 On December 7, we celebrated Willa Cather's birthday complete with a festive cake and an open … from near and far attended the events, with afternoon tours of Cather's Childhood Home and the National Willa …
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