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All Aboard: West-Bound Trains in American Culture
… –Lucy Gayheart Image Coming Spring 2026! The National Willa Cather Center’s historic Burlington Depot will soon welcome … the railway as a vehicle for the settlement of the West. About the Depot The original two-story section of the depot, …
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A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity
A Special Challenge Grant Opportunity 2025 Year-End Campaign The Mammel Foundation has generously offered $50,000 of challenge money to inspire you to make a donation this year. To qualify for the challenge, your gift must be received by December 31. …
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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… country focus on educating patrons and the general public about the value of archives. It’s easy to connect the … the questions she gets most often. How do you pronounce Cather? According to Henry Blackman Sell in a short article … frequently that I keep a hard copy at home and at work. Did Willa Cather say, "Anybody can love the mountains, but it's …
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Support
… Help us interpret this site Restoration, completed in 2021, returned the Pavelka Farmstead to its period of …
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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 … cellar, which is an important symbol in Cather’s work. More About the Project Image Key themes of the exhibit will …
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Annotations from the Archives: Teaching with Primary Sources
… company Animal Engine created a new production called Henrietta Solway , based on Willa Cather's short story … images of Cather, words to the original music written for Henrietta Solway , and period advertisements. Students might …
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The Opus 76 Quartet
… Opera House Friday, Sep 5, 2025 | 7:30 - 9:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … available . Please contact Hotel Garber directly to inquire about remaining room availability. This show is generously …
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Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum
… near a local penitentiary. Tensions emerge as the community learns more about this child and her connection to long-held … was published in May, 2023. (Photo credit: Hillery Stone) Learn more about Joanna Biggs Richard Scott Larson Featured … will be released in the fall of 2025. Her three previous collections of short fiction are What We Do With the …
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Join Our Team
… Join Our Team Career Opportunities at the National Willa Cather Center The Willa Cather Foundation—formerly the Willa … identity that reflects the Center’s mission and programs. About Us: The National Willa Cather Center is a 501(c)(3) …
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Meet Our 2025 Humanities Interns!
… July 3, 2025 The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center offers an experiential learning opportunity … craft project I have yet to finish. I am most excited about working in an archive/museum and expanding my …
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