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MaKenna Karr Introduces Her School to Antonette Willa Turner

… told a crowd of Silver Lake Elementary students in Bladen, Nebraska. Turner was referring to MaKenna Karr, a local … students and teachers, and school tours in Red Cloud, Nebraska. Our historic sites allow students, teachers, and …
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Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation

… Image Image Image Lynn R. Wolfe's Red Cloud Roots and a Century of Creation August 4, … exhibition, click HERE . You can also view a virtual gallery HERE . Learn more about Lynn R. Wolfe’s prolific and …
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Back to School and Back to Cather

… Lohr and Rick Rasmussen present a unique view of Central Nebraska September 23 —  Virtual Author Series: Dr. Kelsey …
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Spotlight on the Farmers and Merchants Bank Restoration

… and restore the original interior features Retrofit the building with new electrical and mechanical equipment prior … was completed by Carson Stone & Supply of Omaha using 3D scanning technology to replicate the intricate engraving … also involved the replication of two slender sandstone tourelles that once flanked the tower upward to the cornice …
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Celebrate National Pollinator Week on the Prairie

… go, but the land is always here...” —O Pioneers! Here in Nebraska we are surrounded by wide open horizons and the … also shaped her very soul. She said of her love for Nebraska’s prairie land: "I was always being pulled back into Nebraska. Whenever I crossed the Missouri river coming into …
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Meet our 2022 Summer Humanities Interns!

… the National Willa Cather Center, with support from the Nebraska Cather Collaborative, has hired three humanities … Patrick O’Neil is a graduate student at the University of Nebraska–Kearney working towards a masters in history. He is originally from Nebraska City, and was also the 2017 winner of the Antonette …
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Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center

… Image Ken Burns Announces Creation of National Willa Cather Center March 18, 2014 The Willa Cather Foundation has announced its plans to build the National …
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Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center

… Image Willa Cather Foundation to Create National Willa Cather Center March 25, … research center, classroom, expanded bookstore and art gallery, dressing rooms and backstage facilities for the Red …
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National Willa Cather Center is Open: Plan Your Visit!

… Located in Cather’s childhood hometown of Red Cloud, Nebraska,  the Center provides almost 20,000 square feet of …
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Laura Bush Speaks at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center

… at the Dedication of the National Willa Cather Center June 3, 2017 On June 3rd, nearly 300 guests gathered in our Red … restoration and adaptive reuse of the historic Moon Block building in Red Cloud, Nebraska. The project was made … of scholars, students, and readers young and old.” Public tours led by members of the Willa Cather Foundation Board of …
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