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Couple Donates Beloved Allan Tubach Painting

… Painting December 16, 2020 A recent gift of the painting Willa’s Windows , by noted Nebraska artist Allan Tubach, … in 2005. “I was at Allan’s house, and he knew I liked Willa Cather, and I said, 'Gee, I just have to have that … “All of our friends just love his paintings when they visit our home,” Larry added. “How Allan puts his paintings …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year

… Owens’s mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner de Jager, on our facilities … Leroy grew up in the Holdrege area, but spent most of his life in Red Cloud. He was a well driller for over forty …
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Ardis Yost’s Chocolate Sheet Cake & Frosting

… Image Ardis Yost’s Chocolate Sheet Cake & Frosting January 27, 2021 Ardis Yost …
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In Memoriam: Lucia Woods Lindley (1937-2020) — Friend, Photographer, and Philanthropist

… Photographer, and Philanthropist December 29, 2020 The Willa Cather Foundation has lost a dear friend and supporter in … Spring Conference over a decade ago: “What first struck me about Lucia was her sophistication and charm; she was also …
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Virtual Book Talk With Daryl W. Palmer

… with Daryl W. Palmer, who will discuss his book,  Becoming Willa Cather: Creation and Career . Palmer will be joined by … career. Becoming Willa Cather changes the way we think about Cather, a brilliant and ambitious author who embraced …
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Volunteer Profiles: Don & Teri Theobald

… November 4, 2020 Don and Teri Theobald live in one of the Willa Cather Foundation's Moon Block apartments and often … Council. At events, we serve as bartenders and we get to visit with almost every guest in attendance at the shows. …
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Meet Joanna Blitch: Illustrator of Special Edition of Youth and the Bright Medusa

… our centenary publication of Youth and the Bright Medusa,  Willa Cather's 1920 collection of eight stories, and her first … Nebraska?  No, unfortunately I never have! I would love to visit Red Cloud and the Willa Cather Cather Memorial …
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Autumn Offerings for Educators

… be here, ready to enhance your class’s experience reading Willa Cather or learning about Nebraska history."  This year, our touring options …
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A New Find from Recent Donations to the Archive

… at the National Willa Cather Center as several important gifts have recently joined our collections. As we look … from Willa Cather to her aunt Sarah Andrews, noting her gift of a pale yellow hyacinth. We will share more with you … exciting additions in the future. The back of the calling card reads: "Dear Auntie: Here is a splendid kind of pale …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… serve teachers and students. If you are a teacher or school administrator, please consider completing the survey. …
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