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The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber

… Rendering of Hotel Garber The Potter-Wright Building's New Life as Hotel Garber New Downtown Event Space and Guest Accommodations … an elevator to provide visitors with full access to our new permanent exhibit,  Making a Place: A Long History of …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home | April 2024 Image Willa Cather … Home | April 2024 Image Guided Tours to Follow Special Events Saturday, Jun 8, 2024 | 1:30 - 2:30pm CT 245 N. Cedar … Street Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States Join Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, …
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Abbie Loomis looks to protect Cather sites that offer profound understanding of the immigrant experience

… when she discovered Willa Cather. Her mother was a voracious reader, and My Ántonia was among the Cather books on her … all winter. I want them to feel that and not to just think about it as some out-there story. History doesn’t mean much … to make history come alive for people.” This work of the Foundation is of vital importance to Loomis, who allocated a …
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Jaydene Miner Drew Joins the Cather Legacy Society to Preserve Ancestral Home

… Miner grew up as the third generation in the J.L. Miner House, or the Harling House in My Ántonia . He was the … three, her father and aunt Kay Jones Smith shared stories about summers in Nebraska at the J.L. Miner House. Jaydene’s … which is why she has decided to include the Willa Cather Foundation in her estate plan. “After seeing how the history …
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A Lifetime of Giving: Yost and Leak Join Cather Legacy Society

… small town in Nebraska that can claim one of the most famous authors in the world, so I’m happy to have the … of supporting in a financial way the things you care about.” Considering this, it’s not surprising that when … trip to Egypt in 2015, they made sure that the Willa Cather Foundation (WCF) was included in their estate plans. As …
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Personal Connections to Cather’s Hometown Inspire Kohout’s Legacy Gift

… my entry [to Cather] was  My Ántonia ,” Kohout said. “It just spoke to me. Her writing continues to speak to me. In … travels don’t stop there. She has attended the Willa Cather Foundation’s immersive weekend in Taos, New Mexico , and … enrich my life.”  If you would like additional information about the Cather Legacy Society , or if you have named the …
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Driving American Myths

… Aug 8 - Friday, Oct 10, 2025 | All day CT Red Cloud Opera House 413 N WEBSTER ST Red Cloud , NE 68970 United States University of Nebraska-Kearney professor of art foundations, photography, and design Derrick Burbul closes … the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment. About the Artist Derrick Burbul’s creative work explores the …
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Making a Place: A Long History of Red Cloud

… Willa Cather Center's founder, Mildred Bennett. More About the Project One of Red Cloud’s most arresting … Lyra and Silas Garber during her childhood in Red Cloud and used them as prototypes for Captain and Mrs. Forrester in A … Cooperative Producers, Inc. B. Keith and Norma F. Heuermann Foundation Claire M. Hubbard Foundation Rick and Kay Stahly …
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Cather Legacy Society

… estate plan takes into account the people, places, and causes you care about. Joining the Cather Legacy Society is an excellent way … further our mission. A planned gift to the Willa Cather Foundation can provide you or your estate with significant …
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Virtual Author Series: Joanna Biggs, Richard Scott Larson, and Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum

… near a local penitentiary. Tensions emerge as the community learns more about this child and her connection to long-held …  was published in May, 2023.  (Photo credit: Hillery Stone) Learn more about Joanna Biggs Richard Scott Larson Featured … will be released in the fall of 2025. Her three previous collections of short fiction are  What We Do With the …
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