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Willa Cather Foundation Board of Governors Install New Officers

… preserves and promotes the work, life, times, and Nebraska historic sites of American literary giant Willa Cather. Its Spring … related to Cather are available; for more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or call 866-731-7304. …
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Cather Inducted into the New York State Writers Hall of Fame

… has worked to preserve and promote the art, literary, and historical collection relating to the life, time, and work … author in the United States. Both town and country tours of sites related to Cather are available; for more information, visit www.WillaCather.org or call 866-731-7304. Other New …
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Barkell Honored with Miriam Mountford Volunteer Award

… assisted in devising the first guided tours of the Cather historic sites. The Miriam Mountford Volunteer Award was established … and the community can point to with pride when welcoming visitors. Matching funds for paint and materials were …
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Spring Conference Line-Up Announced

… from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum; visits to historic Cather sites; WWI-era poetry and drama readings; and a concluding …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, … to a broad selection of titles on the Great Plains and its history, and related topics. Browse our Cather t-shirts, …
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Donor Profile: Nancy and Bernie Picchi

… $50,000 that was issued as a challenge prior to this year’s Willa Cather Spring Conference. The goal was simple: match … Sites. A bibliophile and librarian, Nancy Picchi first visited Red Cloud with her sister in 1988. They made the long trip …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment

… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, … and Ardis James Foundation also makes annual gifts to support operation of the National Willa Cather Center — a … to Ralph James and Cathy James Paglia for their long-time support and for this important investment.” Ardis (Butler) …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!

… to the Public! May 24, 2021 Join us on Saturday, June 5 The National Willa Cather Center will host its 66th annual Spring … open to the greater community, free of charge . We invite visitors to join us at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!

… her stay productive. Still, she would love to be able to visit and work at the NWCC, especially to spend time in the archives and tour each of our Cather sites. When she is not researching education programs for historic house museums, Alise’s favorite way to lose track …
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Bus Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators

… Tours Welcome! A Guide for Tour Operators February 7, 2020 Visit Red Cloud—Our unique small town on the prairie and meet Willa Cather, Nebraska’s foremost citizen and author of O …
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