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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land … 98% of land has been converted to crop land while the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie is among the 2% that remains … one of our prairie exploration backpacks for each of your children or yourself, to further explore prairie wonders …
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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, 2021 … enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… or click on images in the sidebar to enlarge. When the Willa Cather Foundation was gifted the Grace Episcopal … preserve the site stemmed from it being the home church of Willa Cather and her parents. Two of the eight stained glass … windows that adorn the church were purchased by the Cather children in memory of their father Charles F. Cather and …
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Ardis Yost’s Chocolate Sheet Cake & Frosting

… Cloud, Ardis is the mother of several accomplished adult children, including Jay Yost who is on our Board of … 2021, we are featuring this recipe from our cookbook, At Willa Cather's Tables: The Cather Foundation Cookbook [2010: … love to help make it almost as much as eating it! At Willa Cather's Tables makes a great gift for Valentine's …
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J.L. Miner House

… the house is the best example of the style in Red Cloud. Willa Cather's first playmate in Red Cloud was Mary Miner. Cather became friends with all of the Miner children, but especially Carrie. She wrote to Carrie …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains

… long trains of wagons came through with all the women and children, they had a sunflower trail to follow. I believe … always seem to me the roads to freedom." When you visit Willa Cather's Red Cloud or the  Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  this fall, be sure to linger …
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Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society

… Image Jane Renner Hood Joins Cather Legacy Society January 23, 2017 Like her parents and grandparents before her, Jane … to mind a class at Creighton University in which reading My Ántonia helps foster understanding of the modern wave of …
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One Book One Nebraska

… Image One Book One Nebraska November 4, 2012 Members of the Willa Cather Foundation staff and board were thrilled to be … specifically geared toward the book for both school children and book clubs. We look forward to sharing one of …
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Friends Issue a Challenge to Preserve Our Past, Pioneer Our Future

… Friends Issue a Challenge to Preserve Our Past, Pioneer Our Future August 18, 2010 Two longtime contributors to the Foundation recently joined forces to issue a challenge to Willa Cather devotees. The … Willa Cather: Preserving our Past, Pioneering our Future Campaign will provide resources critical to preserving the …
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Preserving Our Past, Pioneering Our Future Challenge a Success

… Image Preserving Our Past, Pioneering Our Future Challenge a Success November 1, 2011 The recent Preserving our Past, Pioneering our Future challenge campaign, mounted to provide additional educational and … things, as this recent campaign has shown so dramatically." For more information about the Willa Cather Foundation, …
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