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Annotations from the Archive: Julie Harris Estate Item Joins the Collection
… Estate Item Joins the Collection October 20, 2021 The Willa Cather Foundation Art Collection boasts nearly thirty … Harris joined four hundred other Cather enthusiasts for bus tours of Webster County literary sites, visits to St. … Grace Episcopal churches, and the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud. Harris was a lover of literature and a …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie
… Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie "We come and go, but the land is … every farm, every tree, every field in the region around my home, and they all called out to me. . . .” “Cather … Prairie ,” The New Yorker We encourage you to take guided tours that depart from the National Willa Cather Center or …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns
… and helping other employees with various tasks like mail ordering, stocking books, and even watering flowers. …
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Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways
… Image Experience Willa Cather's World in New Ways October 21, 2020 Autumn is one of … from our traditional guided tour formats , outdoor-only tours led by a guide, or completely self-guided experiences. … of our walking tours of the Willa Cather Childhood Home; these drop-in tours take place at 9:00 and 11:00 a.m., …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year
… mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner de Jager, on our facilities … for the porch restoration project at the Cather Second Home. Leroy and Janet also dug up and saved the peonies at … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first editor of …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud
… in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … of Webster County. It included stops at the George Cather home (now a bed and breakfast) and Pavelka Farmstead . They … Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud! Our town and country tours, Willa Cather Memorial Prairie visit, and unique …
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Writer's Workshop: May 17-20, 2012
… Workshop: May 17-20, 2012 October 26, 2011 When Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the … from a professional writer, the workshop incorporates tours of seven local historic sites relating to Cather's … will take place in Red Cloud, Nebraska; the childhood home of Pulitzer Prize-winning author Willa Cather. Guided …
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Registration is Open for Prairie Writers' Workshop with John T. Price
… Workshop with John T. Price April 13, 2010 The Willa Cather Foundation would like to invite you to attend this … and Other Kinships , by John T. Price. Title: The Nature of Home: A creative nonfiction workshop focused on the power of … 9:30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., 1:30 p.m., and 3:00 p.m. Optional tours of Cather historic sites 6 p.m. Can We Build It?: The …
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