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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 … Site to the Willa Cather Foundation. Located in Red Cloud, Nebraska—where Cather spent her formative years—six … iconic writers. Tourists and scholars from around the world visit Red Cloud because of its associations with Willa …
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Save America's Treasures Grant Awarded for Restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home
… enable restoration of the Willa Cather Childhood Home in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The Willa Cather Childhood Home, a modest … Willa Cather Center by History Nebraska in early 2019. “Visitors from all over the world remark that walking through …
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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… Image Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment February 19, … and Ardis James Foundation also makes annual gifts to support operation of the National Willa Cather Center — a … to Ralph James and Cathy James Paglia for their long-time support and for this important investment.” Ardis (Butler) …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021
… 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather community, a trip to Red Cloud wasn't complete without a visit with Antonette Turner. The granddaughter of Anna …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!
… to the Public! May 24, 2021 Join us on Saturday, June 5 The National Willa Cather Center will host its 66th annual Spring … open to the greater community, free of charge . We invite visitors to join us at the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie and …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… her stay productive. Still, she would love to be able to visit and work at the NWCC, especially to spend time in the … past and ultimately make connections to the present and predictions about the future. As a high school student, … skillful world-building in writing, and being in Red Cloud in person would bring additional clarity to Cather’s …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather enthusiasts, the Andersons have traveled to various … at a beautiful October sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you … at cpond@WillaCather.org — she'd love to hear from you! To learn more about membership in the Willa Cather Foundation …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains
… Image Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains August 28, 2019 “The road ran about like a wild thing, avoiding the … Helianthus annuus and Helianthus petiolarus . Mormon pioneers described finding sage and sunflowers in 1850s Utah …
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Student and Educator Scholarships for 2020
… Willa Cather Spring Conference that takes place June 4-6 in Red Cloud. If you would like more information about our scholarship opportunities, please visit the " Scholarships " page on our website. You can also …
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2019 Artist-in-Residence, Richard Dickson, On What Inspires His Rural Photography
… photographer, has been in residence with the National Willa Cather Center since early July to photograph the landscapes … matched the scenes I saw and recorded perfectly. So I learned about Cather and sought out her other works, … and imagine what it was like in those days. The land, the prairie, the vegetation and isolated homesteads, and the …
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