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Robert and Ardis James Foundation Donates $250,000 for NWCC Endowment
… from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in … . The Robert and Ardis James Foundation has made a $250,000 gift to the Foundation’s endowment. Annual net income from … to Cather by his mother, Ardis, who gifted him a full set of Cather’s novels for Christmas when he was sixteen. He …
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Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021
… Image Antonette Willa Skupa Turner: 1920-2021 August 16, 2021 For many of us in the Cather community, a trip to Red Cloud wasn't complete … grandmother's memory. She spent decades talking in schools about her grandmother's friendship with Willa Cather; she …
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Community Events: Free and Open to the Public!
… Image Community Events: Free and Open to the Public! May 24, 2021 Join us on … to add new interpretation and exhibits. Our Red Cloud Opera House Gallery and National Willa Cather Center Bookstore …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely! June 25, 2020 Despite … be entirely remote while still giving each intern valuable museum work experience. Our two interns this summer are Alise … work, and we thought it would be fun to share a little bit about them. Alise Perault is a Preservation Studies graduate …
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Member Profile: Meet Jerry and Susan Anderson
… School and teaches environmental law while Susan has retired from a career in education law. Both avid Willa Cather … in Willa Cather’s novels. They recently spent time in Red Cloud where they enjoyed their several day stay at Villa … sunset on the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie. You recently visited Red Cloud. What brought you here and how did you …
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Sunflower Trails Across the Great Plains
… When Jim Burden recalls the legend of “the sunflower-bordered roads to freedom” in My Ántonia , he remembers the … found sunflowers being grown by many of the tribes they visited in the 1500s and took those seeds with them as they … me the roads to freedom." When you visit Willa Cather's Red Cloud or the Willa Cather Memorial Prairie this fall, be …
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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
… to photograph the landscapes and buildings in and around Red Cloud and Webster County. Using Victorian-era and … brought you to Red Cloud this summer? A few years ago I visited New Mexico, attracted by the sights and the setting …
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National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop
… National Willa Cather Center is one of 80 attractions featured in the Nebraska Tourism Commission’s summer 2017 … was selected as part of the “Celebrate Nebraska 150” tour. Visit us by September 30 to get your passport stamped. You … (Chadron) National Willa Cather Center (Red Cloud) NE 150 Mobile Museum (Various Locations) Nebraska …
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Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference
… Image Free Events happening at the 62nd Annual Spring Conference May … Glass will speak at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, in the Red Cloud Opera House auditorium. Musician Dave Seay will perform “Train …
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