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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… mission to make known the significance of one of not just Nebraska’s, not just America’s, but one of the world’s great … reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made possible with the completion …
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Nationwide Ántonia Scholarship Opportunity

… to support students outside of our headquarters here in Nebraska.” Scholarship applicants will be asked to write an …
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National Willa Cather Center Receives Accolades

… emerging tourist attraction. Our NWCC was awarded the 2017 Nebraska Preservation Award from the Nebraska State Historical Society and was named the 2017 Outstanding Tourism Attraction by the Nebraska Tourism Commission. The Nebraska Preservation …
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Big Plans for the Publication Centenary of My Ántonia in 2018

… narrative follows Ántonia Shimerda, a pioneer who comes to Nebraska as a child and grows with the country, inspiring a …
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Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award

… Image Willa Cather Foundation Receives Governor's Arts Award May 23, 2018 The Willa Cather Foundation was honored to receive a Governor’s Arts … workshops, educational programs, guided historic site tours, author readings/signings, and much more. Each year, …
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Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation

… Image Willa Cather Sites Transferred to the Willa Cather Foundation January 23, 2019 After a several … can uncover more about her life and work through site tours, exhibits, and research right here in Red Cloud.” The …
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Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial Collection Returns to Red Cloud

… staff members accepted a special delivery as History Nebraska deaccessioned their Willa Cather Pioneer Memorial … acquaintances in our early years and later gifted to the Nebraska State Historical Society in 1978 with the Willa …
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"A Lost Lady" Published in Brazil in Portuguese

… A Lost Lady , all of them are out of print. Is there a fan base of interest or existing market of readers of Willa … don’t think there is what could be considered a “Cather fan base” here yet. We are working to create one. And that’s … word to groups like #ReadWomen, which in Brazil are city-based and very open to accept authors who are not extremely …
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Willa Cather’s “Hiawatha Dress” On Exhibit

… was part of the recent collections transfer from History Nebraska. Due to its fragility, special care has been taken …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home

… of the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The Willa Cather Childhood Home, a modest … the age of ten to sixteen. While Cather moved away from Nebraska in 1896, her parents Charles and Mary Virginia … Mrs. Harris,” and “The Best Years.” As the most important Nebraska structure associated with her career, the Willa …
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