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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… when he was sixteen. He has read all of the author’s books, but points to My Ántonia as a favorite. The National Willa Cather Center’s … the Pavelka Farmstead, a setting from the final scenes of My Ántonia , which is undergoing a full restoration to its …
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Lingua Franca Finds Inspiration In the Great Plains and Willa Cather's Writing
… preservation, and the arts. “Fashioning Willa Cather quotes to clothing is such a creative way to celebrate her …
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Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud
… Image Artist Tim Youd on Typing Willa Cather in Red Cloud April 29, 2022 Los Angeles-based artist … Home attic—as he has moved around to different Willa Cather-related sites. We asked him about his artistic process and time in Red Cloud—and his vast vintage typewriter collection. What inspired the 100 Novels …
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Tim Youd: Retyping Willa Cather
… Apr 10, 2022 | 12am - Friday, Apr 29, 2022 | 12am National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States The National Willa Cather Center will be host to a unique exhibit by …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… Image Image Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring
… sites both in town and in the country. Students reading My Ántonia or learning about Nebraska history will benefit from visiting places featured in their history books or Cather’s famous novel. Educators can find …
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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 … what motivated you to become members of the Willa Cather Foundation? The Center does an amazing job of telling …
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Webster County Sixth Grader MaKenna Karr Celebrates Antonette Willa Skupa Turner
… history, and Karr recognized this after reading a copy of My Ántonia given to her by her own grandmother. “I loved … and the Slave Girl and the Selected Letters in her stack of books to read next. When asked about other characters in …
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Meet Intern William Kelly
… of Wabash College where my passion for history first took root and flourished. Currently, I’m heading into my second … theatrical tinges. One can really see how all of this is rooted in her performances in the Red Cloud Opera House and …
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Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society
… ways throughout her life. It all started by seeing Cather’s books on her mother’s and grandmother’s bookshelves. She recalls meeting a professor at the … to mind a class at Creighton University in which reading My Ántonia helps foster understanding of the modern wave of …
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