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Annotations from the Archive: Emil Frei Windows Are Beautiful Inside—And Out!

… continued work on several of our historic sites here in Red Cloud, we had the opportunity to reach out to Emil Frei & … examine the windows at Grace Episcopal Church. During his visits, he evaluated their condition, performed some minor …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

… Fan Mail August 22, 2022 Our archives are home to not only Willa Cather’s letters, but to many of the letters that she … her at ttucker@willacather.org. Sources: Collections at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, including:     …
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Annotations from the Archive: Holiday Cookery

… make up our traditions. Like many of our own families, the Cather family was spread across the country, and the … by delicious meals and family-favorite dishes. From the National Willa Cather Center archives, we take a look at some of the …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thornton Oakley

… to our collection separately, though both originated with Willa Cather’s niece, Helen Cather Southwick. Both had come to us … future research!  Sources: The Betty Kort Collection at the National Willa Cather Center in Red Cloud, Nebraska. June …
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Annotations from the Archive: Herbaria of Webster County

… names of our own for them." When Willa Cather described her prairie childhood in "The Education You Have to Fight For," … how they struggled to apply their Eastern educations to the lands of the West. We're inspired too, to think about how we … ttucker@willacather.org. You can also schedule a guided prairie tour (but please, no specimen collecting!) by …
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Annotations from the Archive: Webster County Collections

… the lumberyard. In our Cather-focused world, we often think about Red Cloud as a sort of time capsule, largely unchanged … home. Expressing relief that a local mill was still in operation, Cather wrote in 1939, “Something goes on that is … click HERE . The exhibit will be in our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery through March 31. …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… Image Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions November 19, … to the holidays in her correspondence. Our Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection, part of our Archives and … feast day was originated by a private individual, and a woman at that. Above all her other interests and duties, the …
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Annotations From the Archive: John Mallory Bates

… In a recent addition to our archival collections at the National Willa Cather Center, Cather writes to “Mr. Perrin,” whose family …
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Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding

… Image Annotations from the Archive: Red Cloud's Founding December 16, 2022 As we conclude restoration work on the … the house but still close to the creek. . . . The last night of [brick] firing was a gala event. Chicken was rolled …
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Celebrating Juneteenth

… Image Celebrating Juneteenth June 18, 2021 In 2019, the National Willa Cather Center and many from the Cather community convened …
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