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Remembrances of Mildred Bennett Sought

… Sought January 28, 2020 In collaboration with the National Willa Cather Center, author Will Fellows is working to bring forth … my questions in advance, so you would have time to think about things. If you would prefer to respond to my questions …
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I Love Public Schools Day Discount for Teachers

… Image I Love Public Schools Day Discount for Teachers January … and beyond. Nebraska Loves Public Schools supports public education through documentary film and through the promotion …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson

… Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various … Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you hear about us? We are big fans of Willa Cather. Having spent our …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … the opportunity to experience her writings and learn more about her life in the setting that so greatly influenced her …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… fall tours for schools or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about … Helianthus annuus  and  Helianthus petiolarus . Mormon pioneers described finding sage and sunflowers in 1850s Utah …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020

… Image Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020 August 28, 2019 As a young college … of one scholarship, who will study agriculture or secondary education. Each scholarship requires an essay, and all of … " page on our website. You can also contact our Education Specialist Rachel Olsen at rolsen@willacather.org …
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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 … Beauty in the Ordinary , at the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery (from August 9 - September 30, 2019). We recently … 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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Meet Intern William Kelly

… Image Meet Intern William Kelly June 26, 2019 It is both refreshing and encouraging to have young and emergent scholars and future … to do), but I would say my favorite book is tied between O Pioneers! and The Song of the Lark . The former because …
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Suicide Grave

… Shimerda's suicide grave in My Antonia  was described by Willa Cather as a little island of tall red grass. Francis … the fields were under fence, and the roads no longer ran about like wild things, but followed the surveyed …
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