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I Love A Prairie: Author Pam Houston Visits Red Cloud

… excited when I Googled ' cool things to do in south central Nebraska ,' to learn of the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. … driving back to Colorado from Wisconsin and south central Nebraska was the half way point. I have read (nearly) all of …
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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner

… Image MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner October 25, 2019 “You have a little Willa Cather right here in Bladen,” Antonette Turner told a … grandparents Henry and Jane Tonjes, as well as the National Willa Cather Center’s Executive Director Ashley Olson, …
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Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation

… and received his B.A. in fine art from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 1935. In his final year of college he … to avoid its foreclosure. At UNL he also worked for the Nebraska State Museum creating sculptures of prehistoric …
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Back to School and Back to Cather

… between offering in-person experiences as well as virtual activities for students and educators. Teachers are … to bring their classes to Red Cloud for in-person, guided tours of our sites and center, but they can also make use of … , as well as the new collections pages on our website, to learn about Willa Cather and Red Cloud. There are even …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… the rehabilitation of the bank, please donate online or mail your gift to the Willa Cather Foundation, 413 N. …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… Image Image Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie June 15, 2022 Visit the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie  "We come and go, but the land is always here...” —O Pioneers! Here in Nebraska we are surrounded by wide open …
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Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!

… the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather Collaborative, has hired three humanities … Patrick O’Neil is a graduate student at the University of Nebraska–Kearney working towards a masters in history. He is originally from Nebraska City, and was also the 2017 winner of the Antonette …
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Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center

… Image Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center March 18, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has announced its plans to build the National Willa Cather Center, a public museum, archive, and arts and …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… Willa Cather Center (NWCC): Please see attached PDF file. About the Willa Cather Foundation The Willa Cather …
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National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

… Image National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit! June 3, 2017 The newly opened National Willa Cather Center is an arts and cultural center that serves as a living memorial to renowned writer, Willa Cather. Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red …
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