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Annotations from the Archive: Discovering Emanuel Prettyman

… first cousin, Grosvenor Phillips Cather of nearby Bladen, Nebraska. The entirety of the text is rich with inspiration … is available in our archive and on the University of Nebraska Digital Commons; the details of G.P.’s life have …
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Annotations From the Archives: Fan Mail

… letters from a reader must surely have come from fellow Nebraskan and author Kate McPhelim Cleary, though delivered indirectly. Cleary, who in 1884 moved to Hubbell, Nebraska, where she and her family struggled to survive, was … not had that experience.” Samuel McKelvie, who served as Nebraska governor from 1919 to 1923, also recognized …
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Annotations from the Archive: Thanksgiving Traditions

… as spring is in the Old World." —from the essay, "Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle," by Willa Cather [ The … above at the  Willa Cather Archive at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.  …
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Career Opportunity for Heritage Tourism Development Director

… of just over 1,000 residents located in South Central Nebraska within the rolling hills and sharp ridge crests of …
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Erica J. Ryan Lecture Sets the Tone for Conference

… to the public, thanks to the generous support of Humanities Nebraska, as a part of our Spring Conference.  To …
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Prairie Exploration Backpacks Now Available

… opportunity for you to have an immersive experience in Nebraska’s natural realm. Stop by the National Willa Cather … program was made possible through a grant from the Nebraska Wildlife Conservation Fund and the Claire M. …
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Celebrating Sandhill Cranes: An Exhibition by Jude Martindale

… followed by a screening of  The Last Prairie,  a film by Nebraska filmmaker John O'Keefe. Click here for more details! Biography Jude Martindale grew up in rural Nebraska and currently lives and paints in Lincoln. She studied biology and art for a BS from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln before studying portraiture at the Art …
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Visions Seen in the Air: An Invitational Exhibit

… Water. Coupled with Cather’s evocative nonfiction piece, “Nebraska: The End of the First Cycle,” readers see the many ways that Cather’s home town of Red Cloud, Nebraska, has continued to occupy a major place in American … home that would later inspire Cather as she created her six Nebraska novels. Exhibiting artists include: Shane Booth, …
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10 Ways to Celebrate 150 Years of Willa Cather!

… the prairie world of writer Willa Cather in Red Cloud, Nebraska! This year, the National Willa Cather Center, and … are 10 ways that you, too, can celebrate while visiting Nebraska this year (or around the country)! 1. Hike and … Cather Foundation after 1955. Founder of Red Cloud and Nebraska’s fourth governor, Garber and his socialite wife …
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Willa Cather Goes Back to School, Almost

… in a property and archives transfer with History Nebraska in 2019. It appeared as follows in the May 27, …
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