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School Field Trips
… Trips Engage With History, Literature, & Art The National Willa Cather Center welcomes school groups throughout the year … only and as availability permits. For more information about reserving a field trip, please email: …
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The Passing Show: “Ending the ‘First Cycle’: Cather’s Changing Frontier”
… Conference Saturday, Jun 3, 2023 | 1 - 2:30pm National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … of the American Frontier? What can she tell us about our experiences today? Speakers: Molly Rozum …
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"A Walk in Her Footsteps" Weekend Tour Package
… beautiful cities in Europe where I used to love to go.” – Willa Cather, 1945 Spend three inspiring days exploring … Cather's world and Red Cloud with our newly launched "A Walk In Her Footsteps" weekend tour! The National Willa … the sites and sounds that changed American literature. Take a detour from the scramble of urbanity and absorb the …
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Celebrate Prairie Spring!
… Spring to the prairie with tours and readings at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie in the afternoon, and a screening of … Martindale, our gallery artist, will be on hand to talk about her exhibition Celebrating Sandhill Cranes! at a …
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Meet Our New Director of Education & Engagement: Rachel Olsen
… and engagement and, in this capacity, she will lead educational programing, site tour initiatives, and public … she is not getting to know visitors or working on educator resources, Rachel enjoys volunteering and spending time with … for meeting visitors and students who come to Red Cloud to learn about Cather. What are the highlights of your job …
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William Norris Buffett Gifts Millions for Creation of Hotel Garber
… enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center will soon have access to enhanced amenities. … and his family for their astonishing generosity,” she said. About Hotel Garber Hotel Garber will be a 27-room boutique …
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Our New Archives Intern: Chris Wolak
… Cougars , since 2016. We recently asked her to share more about her project and interests. My current project at the archive has two parts. First, to transcribe Cather’s address book and a ledger in which she kept track … larger organization. I immediately thought of the National Willa Cather Center. I have been curious about what Tracy’s …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections
… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much fun a friend had at an opera house show, I am …
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Joseph Kyle’s Last Visit Leads to Unexpected Bequest
… the Kyles ventured to Red Cloud to see the National Willa Cather Center, participate in a guided tour, and explore the … to celebrating literature and its way of educating people about early life on the Great Plains.” With his bequest, Dr. …
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Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker
… Image Meet Our “New” Director of Collections and Curation: Tracy Sanford Tucker October 30, … & Curation as part of an internal restructuring. Learn more about Tracy and her new role—and what this means … in almost all of these things is an intense desire to keep learning and creating—sometimes the more challenging the …
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