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Celebrating Juneteenth

… Celebrating Juneteenth June 18, 2021 In 2019, the National Willa Cather Center and many from the Cather community … Sapphira and the Slave Girl,  which was based on the Cathers' own family experiences. During our visit, though, … and went to the Douglas School for African American children, as her mother had done. She is now one of the …
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What We're Grateful For: Staff Reflections

… Staff Reflections November 22, 2022 Some of our National Willa Cather Center staff reflect upon what they're grateful for … part of an organization that brings so much joy to the world with the arts, education, preservation, and so much …
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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 is … we are surrounded by wide open horizons and the natural world of the prairie. In our state, an estimated 98% of land …
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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 …
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Safeguarding the Windows at Grace Episcopal Church

… not garner a second look from most people who pass by. The asset that brings praise to the church is its beautiful …
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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

… the trail on the Laramie Plain of Wyominng in  The Song of the Lark , "where the wagon-trails of the Forty-niners and the …
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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 … this commitment is what gives life value. Her dream for the Willa Cather Foundation is that we continue to bring … Cather’s words to as many people as possible around the world. A person of action, Hood has invested in this dream …
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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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