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National Willa Cather Center Scholarship
… National Willa Cather Center Scholarship Due May 1 ABOUT THE SCHOLARSHIP / … generation of Cather readers and scholars, the Willa Cather Foundation annually awards a number of scholarships for …
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Abbi Detlefsen
… & Program Associate Abbi joined the National Willa Cather Center staff as a tour guide in 2024 and was promoted … educational events and services at both the National Willa Cather Center and Red Cloud Opera House. She also works … services coordinator and will continue to give guided tours of our historic sites. A resident of nearby Franklin, …
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My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel
… Image Willa Cather Free Event at the Joslyn! Special Events Saturday, … its publication and a novel that is part of today’s literary canon, My Ántonia’s worldwide appeal is … migration and colonialism, class divisions and labor, rural life and landscapes, and the #MeToo movement. Olson’s …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!
… Image The Burlington Depot is on several guided tours, including our new My Ántonia tour. Visit Red Cloud … cities in Europe where I used to love to go . . ." -Willa Cather in a letter to Carrie Miner Sherwood While Willa Cather only spent the second half of her childhood in Red …
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'My Ántonia' Holiday Tour
… Saturday, Dec 28, 2024 | 1 - 2:30pm CT National Willa Cather Center 413 N. Webster Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 … throughout December we will be offering guided holiday tours on Saturdays, beginning with December 7, which is also Willa Cather’s birthday! This year’s tour will specifically focus …
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"Willa Cather and the Counterculture" - Registration Closed
… explore the beautiful mountain town and the best of its historic and arts offerings, while learning about Cather’s … of those enrolled. It's important to note that, as at many historic sites, there are steps in and around the shared spaces and …
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IMLS Grant Awarded for $250,000
… through its Museums for America Program The National Willa Cather Center is delighted to announce the award of a full … their institution." —Cyndee Landrum, Acting IMLS Director About the Institute of Museum and Library Services The …
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NEH Preservation Assistance Grant Award
… of photographs of Cather, her family and friends, and the historic sites and landscapes related to her life and works. Two … of our organization and managed by the Nebraska State Historical Society for more than forty years. With the …
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Nick Powers, Our On-Staff Nebraska Master Naturalist
… Parks or the University of Nebraska. Nick has been with the Willa Cather Foundation since January 2022 and is currently … to get better at the Prairie Tour, particularly talking about the plants and animals that live on the prairie. I …
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Collections
… the nation's largest collection of nationally-designated historic sites dedicated to an American author. Historic Sites Historic Sites Annotations Annotations …
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