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A.P. Andrews to Lead Writing Workshop

… to Lead Writing Workshop June 29, 2015 When famed novelist Willa Cather received the advice to write about the part of the world she knew best, she turned for inspiration to the …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice … consistently utilized as one of many attractions on the guided town tour of Red Cloud, owing to its connection to Silas and …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… added that the Foundation is also enjoying an increase in tourism as visitors discover all the Midwest has to … five miles south of Red Cloud. For the more than 10,000 tourists and Cather fans who visit Red Cloud each year, the Foundation offers:  Town tour: Visitors can explore and learn about the …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… the home is a permanent feature on the Foundation’s guided town tour of Cather’s Red Cloud. Executive Director, Ashley …
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Meet Our 2021 Summer Interns

… in our archives. The Humanities Internship at the National Willa Cather Center is funded through a collaboration between the … degree in international studies somewhere new to me in the world. As for long term goals, I want to work for the …
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Leroy Maruhn - Our Miriam Mountford Volunteer of the Year

… Janet Maruhn. Janet is Jim Owens’s mother and works as a tour guide at the National Willa Cather Center. Jen Schriner … a volunteer, and with his tractor he tills gardens around town. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, Leroy has … alongside founder Mildred Bennett, devised the first guided tours of Red Cloud and Catherland and was first …
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Educator & Student Opportunities this Spring

… is a perfect time to bring students to Webster county to tour Willa Cather sites both in town and in the country. Students reading My Ántonia or … famous novel. Educators can find information about school tour itineraries and pricing here . Providing enrichment …
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Road Scholars Visit Red Cloud

… engaged in a special program planned through the National Willa Cather Center. With a well-planned itinerary offered through … Scholar program—”Red Cloud: Willa Cather’s Window to the World”—participants enjoyed lectures by Willa Cather …
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Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall

… Image Image Now Booking School and Group Tours For the Fall July 31, 2019 Summer is in full-swing … or groups who want to learn more about Willa Cather and the town that inspired so much of her writing. Here at the National Willa Cather Center, we offer an array of guided tour configurations and activities for students and …
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National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop

… Center is one of 80 attractions featured in the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s summer 2017 Nebraska Passport program. … 30 to get your passport stamped. You may shop, take a full guided tour, or simply snap a selfie with Cather in our …                A WARM WELCOME       Aurora Downtown Square (Aurora, Stamps at The Renaissance Fine Art and …
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