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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
… 19, 2021 Literature enthusiasts from across the country who visit the National Willa Cather Center can look forward to new experiences—in Cather’s hometown of Red Cloud and virtually—thanks to the ongoing work of the Willa …
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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!
… Image Community Events: Free and Open to the Public! May 24, 2021 Join us on … Bookstore from 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Our current exhibit, Memories In Light and Shadow — Paintings Inspired by the Art and Life of Willa …
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Students Braxton Benes and Alise Perault Join the Willa Cather Foundation as Summer Interns—Remotely!
… and began reading Willa Cather’s novels along with books by Mari Sandoz and Bess Streeter Aldrich. Recognizing the value …
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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
… scan color film and often have prints made from the digital file but still use archival chemical processes. I prefer the …
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National Willa Cather Center selected as Passport Stop
… NEBRASKA 150 Legacy of the Plains Museum (Gering) Mari Sandoz High Plains Heritage Center … Smith Falls State Park (Valentine) Something Special by Marilyn (Atkinson) GOOD PEOPLE, GOOD …
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