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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 … Director Every year, especially when I am warmly greeted by children at the grocery store or when I hear about how much … and here I am, spending my days among the great works of Willa Cather, beautiful and diverse works of art, and an …
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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
… enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in … Red Cloud and virtually—thanks to the ongoing work of the Willa Cather Foundation’s Campaign for the Future . The … the foundation that bears their parents' names, the James children seek to support causes that will honor their …
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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
… this commitment is what gives life value. Her dream for the Willa Cather Foundation is that we continue to bring … of action, Hood has invested in this dream by including the Willa Cather Foundation in her estate plans. “Cather is a … better for all, including organizations that support women, children, education and the environment. Upon returning to …
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One Book One Nebraska
… Image One Book One Nebraska November 4, 2012 Members of the Willa Cather … were thrilled to be in attendance at the Celebration of Nebraska Books in Lincoln when O Pioneers! was announced as the One Book One Nebraska selection for 2013! This honor coincides with many …
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Friends Issue a Challenge to Preserve Our Past, Pioneer Our Future
… Foundation recently joined forces to issue a challenge to Willa Cather devotees. The Willa Cather: Preserving our Past, Pioneering our Future … familiarity with the author among Nebraska's school children. The donors, who both wish to remain anonymous, …
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