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Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist
… Annotations From the Archives: Ask-An-Archivist October 16 is Ask-An-Archivist Day! October 16, 2025 October is American Archives Month, a time when archivists across the country … In my particular job, I also care for the museum and art collections, create exhibitions, and lead the team that …
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Annotations from the Archive: Back to School
… out until the sun dips, finally, below the western-most prairie hills and the blue hour deepens to black. During … and returned to school. In just such a moment, Willa Cather’s earliest known letter was written at the end of … Nebraska’s Gere Family Collection). Image Cather's essay about cats and dogs can be found in the Gere Collection at …
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School Field Trips
… School Field Trips Explore Cather's Childhood Home & More The National Willa Cather … for students of all ages and grade levels! Whether learning about Willa Cather and Nebraska history for the first time, … and transportation permit. Walk the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie . Complete additional customized activities as …
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Spring Conference
… an annual Spring Conference in Red Cloud, Nebraska, where Cather scholars, general readers, and those interested in … to tour Cather's Red Cloud, hike the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie, enjoy a live performance in the Red Cloud Opera House, and learn even more about Cather's life and writing. No Events at this time. …
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Unseen & Underfoot: The Hidden Diversity of the Plains
… Prairie A special science exhibition in the West Atrium Art Gallery Monday, Mar 17 - Saturday, May 17, 2025 | All day The … The focus on nematodes of the prairie expands the sense of place in landscapes. The diversity in the prairie nematode …
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Author Series & Book Signing: Karen Russell
… Friday, Apr 4, 2025 | 7 - 8:30pm CT The National Willa Cather Center 413 N Webster St Red Cloud , NE 68970 United … in the aftermath of Black Sunday, The Antidote follows a "Prairie Witch,” whose body serves as a bank vault for … Cultural Endowment, or the Willa Cather Foundation. About Karen Russell Karen Russell is the author of six books …
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Virtual Author Series: Jim Locklear
… spring with author Jim Locklear! Jim will join us to talk about his book, In the Country of the Kaw , a personal … City. The book deals with geology, landforms, woodlands, prairies, wildlife, and other aspects of natural history of … environmental and ecological setting of Red Cloud and Willa Cather's prairie writings within the broader context of the …
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My Ántonia: The Story of a Great American Novel
… and a novel that is part of today’s literary canon, My Ántonia’s worldwide appeal is demonstrated by its … 15-19: See Tim Youd ’s (American, b. 1967) Willa Cather’s My Ántonia , on view in Hawks Pavilion Gallery H8, and plan …
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49 Minutes of Fame Artist Profile: Marlena Myles
… Myles November 18, 2021 Marlena Myles teaches people about Indigenous history through art, records stories in … to rectify the past by restoring the area back to a Native prairie. She says she hopes the installation will bring a … to the Dakota/Lakota Language” at the National Willa Cather Center’s Red Cloud Opera House exhibit from November …
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