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Richard Harris Plans for a Legacy Gift

… from what she’s read and heard. For example, in  A Lost Lady —Harris’ favorite Cather novel—Cather references Bible …
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Emily Caroline Cather's Trunk

… Artifact in Need of Conservation Image During preparation for the restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home, a … on the heels of the Willa Cather Foundation’s successful  Campaign for the Future . In 2019, History Nebraska gifted the Foundation six …
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Reinterpreting the Pavelka Farmstead

… Pavelka was the inspiration for Ántonia Shimerda, arguably Willa Cather's most famous character and the namesake for her 1918 … site/object/person important to the life and writing of Willa Cather? We hope this two-fold interpretive strategy …
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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… and Guest Accommodations Fundraising in the home stretch for the Potter-Wright Building's rehabilitation into Hotel … is a key priority for the National Willa Cather Center’s Campaign for the Future and Red Cloud’s Heritage Tourism Development Office, …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… an emotion that I can relate to. Her use of the language is simple, but evocative. She was a craftsman, but she makes me …
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Botanical Print Workshop

… in Red Cloud! During the workshop, the artist and National Willa Cather Center staff will lead group participants in plant selection at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, before we gather in the …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources

… 9, 2025 The collections and archives at the National Willa Cather Center have always, since our founding, played a … role in helping our visitors gain a deeper understanding of Willa Cather. Our museum's collections rotate through our …
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Annotations from the Archive: Cather's Address Book

… Image Annotations from the Archive: Cather's Address Book May 2, 2023 Archival intern Chris Wolak took a deep dive into Willa Cather’s world in the Fall 2022 semester, when she transcribed Willa Cather’s address book. The small (approximately 3" x …
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Short Stories

… to contribute a lesson plan or activity based on teaching Willa Cather in your classroom, please contact director of education and engagement Rachel Olsen, at  rolsen@willacather.org .  As always, the Willa Cather Foundation is …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … operated as a museum by the National Willa Cather Center, known then as the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial. This … of place-making and the history of Red Cloud’s founding, as well as the early days of the Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial. …
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